Template:R:Partridge

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Eric Partridge ((please specify year)) A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English [] , New York: Macmillan


Usage[edit]

This template may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, to cite the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (1937–1984). For newer editions, use {{R:Partridge New}} (2005–).

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|year=19371984 (required)
1937 first edition
1938 2nd
1949 3rd
1951 4th IA
1961 5th, 2 vols. IA
1967 6th, 2 vols. IA
1970 7th, 2 vols. IA
1984 8th. Paul Beale, ed. IA
|entry= (optional)
|page= (optional)
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Examples[edit]

{{R:Partridge|year=1970|entry=dumfungled|page=248}}
Eric Partridge (1970) “dumfungled”, in A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English [] , 7th edition, New York: Macmillan, page 248
{{R:Partridge|year=1984|entry=plonk|page=898}}
Eric Partridge (1984) “plonk”, in Paul Beale, editor, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English [] , 8th edition, New York: Macmillan, page 898

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