Download or read book 21st Century American English Compendium written by Marvin Rubinstein and published by Schreiber Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of American proverbs, expressions, slang, colloquialisms; British-US glossary; abbreviations and acronyms and other various odds and ends. Widely used by non-native speakers and translators.
Download or read book 21st Century American English Compendium written by Marvin Rubinstein and published by Schreiber, Shengold Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything the formal dictionaries don't tell about the odds and ends of the greatest language in the world-- American English
Download or read book 21st Century American English Compendium written by Marvin Rubinstein and published by . This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than just a reference book, containing five dictionaries in one, this Compendium tells the story of American English in an enlightening and entertaining way. It will help you gain a whole new perspective on and a much deeper understanding of the most popular language in today's world. What are the most common American expressions? What's the difference between "tabling a motion" in the U.S. and in the U.K.? Can you distinguish between a tortilla and a tostada? If someone calls you a "Philadelphia lawyer," should you take it as a compliment? These are but a few examples of what this Compendium helps you figure out. Picking up where the common dictionaries leave off, it provides a quick reference to the American language.
Download or read book American English Compendium written by Marv Rubinstein and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of American proverbs, expressions, slang, colloquialisms; British-US glossary; abbreviations and acronyms; and other various odds and ends. Widely used by non-native speakers and translators.
Download or read book American English Compendium written by Marv Rubinstein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American English Compendium is a fun way to explore the nuances of the English language—learn that a group of lions is called a pride; a group of whales, a pod; and a group of owls, a parliament. Distinguish between a quack and a shyster. Learn that “tabling a motion” in a U.S. court has an opposite meaning from the same term in England. This book picks up where other language dictionaries leave off: it includes common proverbs, a sampling of American English versus British English, popular American expressions and slang, acronyms, and varied information on everything from wildlife to currency. In this new edition, the staples have been updated and fresh chapters have been added, with information on pronunciation, oddball English words, and even some of the new Internet terminology, including Twitterspeak.
Download or read book The Dictionary Wars written by Peter Martin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language.
Download or read book American English Compendium written by Marv Rubinstein and published by Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as: 21st century American English compendium, 3rd ed., 2006.
Download or read book French Business Dictionary written by Morry Sofer and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the next generation of business dictionaries. Including modern banking, accounting, insurance, real estate, import-export, taxes, business law and computer terms, this is an essential resource for those working in multilingual, multicultural business fields.
Download or read book The American Century Dictionary written by Laurence Urdang and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BRAND-NEW DESK DICTIONARY FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING DICTIONARY-MAKER Originally developed by Oxford University Press's Dictionary Department and edited by noted lexicographer Laurence Urdang, THE AMERICAN CENTURY DICTIONARY is a totally new dictionary created for American English. Its unique features include: -- the latest new words and acronyms, such as NIMBY, telecommute, and grunge -- thousands of colloquial and slang expressions, such as legit, yuck, and zilch -- up-to-date computer and technical terms, such as ASCII, e-mail, fax, and virtual reality, as well as new terms from medicine and business -- special easy-to-use organization -- all entries, including prefixes, abbreviations, foreign words, and biographical and geographical names, are arranged alphabetically in one section -- separate quick-reference tables: countries, states, state capitals, area and ZIP codes, presidents, and more.
Download or read book Dictionary of Modern English Grammar written by and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2005 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary aims to help users to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but is also useful as a general word reference. Special features include: an alphabetical A-Z listing; numbered senses for words with more than one meaning; British and American variants; and specially marked colloquial uses.
Download or read book Portuguese Business Dictionary written by Morry Sofer and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-to-date business terms including banking, the internet, computers, accounting, insurance, real estate, taxes, and more, designed to facilitate communication and cross linguistic barriers.
Download or read book German Business Dictionary written by Morry Sofer and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the next generation of business dictionaries. Including modern banking, accounting, insurance, real estate, import-export, taxes, business law and computer terms, this is an essential resource for those working in multilingual, multicultural business fields.
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Download or read book The Prodigal Tongue written by Lynne Murphy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English “English accents are the sexiest.” “Americans have ruined the English language.” Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English. By examining the causes and symptoms of American Verbal Inferiority Complex and its flipside, British Verbal Superiority Complex, Murphy unravels the prejudices, stereotypes and insecurities that shape our attitudes to our own language. With great humo(u)r and new insights, Lynne Murphy looks at the social, political and linguistic forces that have driven American and British English in different directions: how Americans got from centre to center, why British accents are growing away from American ones, and what different things we mean when we say estate, frown, or middle class. Is anyone winning this war of the words? Will Yanks and Brits ever really understand each other?
Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern English Usage written by Henry Watson Fowler and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Vocabulary Today written by Barry J. Blake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Vocabulary Today: Into the 21st Century offers an innovative perspective on the ways in which contemporary English language vocabulary continues to adapt and grow in light of emerging technologies and ideas. The book begins with a concise history of the English language, followed by chapters covering key topics including lexical change, semantic change and word-formation. Additional chapters highlight unique topics not often covered in English language studies, including the mental lexicon, inclusive language and the importing and exporting of words between English and other languages. Chapter discussions are enhanced by dynamic examples from a wide range of varieties of English, including American, British, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, South African and South Asian. Taken together, English Vocabulary Today: Into the 21st Century offers students a clear and comprehensive understanding of the multi-faceted nature of English vocabulary today as well as new insights into its continued development.
