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 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 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 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 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 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 The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang written by Grant Barrett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech. Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful segment of our language. Readers will find informative entries on slang terms such as Beltway bandit and boondoggle, angry white male and leg treasurer, juice bill and Joe Citizen, banana superpower and the Big Fix. We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as gerrymander, but also of lesser-known terms such as cracking (splitting a bloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and fair-fight district (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and illuminating citations, some going back more than 200 years. (We learn, for instance, that a term as seemingly current as political football actually dates back to before the Civil War.) Selected entries will have extended encyclopedic notes. The book also features sidebar essays on topics such as political words in Blogistan; a short history of "big cheese"; all about chads and the 2000 election; the suffix "-gate" and all the related Watergate terms; and the naming of legislation. Political junkies, policy wonks, journalists, and word lovers will find this book addictive reading as well as a reliable guide to one of the more colorful corners of American English.
Download or read book A Dictionary of American English Usage Based on Fowler s Modern English Usage written by Margaret Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings English usage up-to-date and in most instances considers American usage.
Download or read book The American Esperanto Book written by Arthur Baker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Esperanto Book: A Compendium of the International Language Esperanto Read carefully the first part of the book, pages 7 to 76 inclusive. It is by no means desirable to attempt to assimilate everything set forth in these pages at once, but the student who has forgotten much of English grammar will find his memory refreshed, and the person who has considered himself a good grammarian will find that Esperanto may widen his knowledge of the subject. Upon finishing this matter, return to page 7, and commit to memory the sounds of the Esperanto letters described on this and the four succeeding pages. Then take up, in their order, the exercises. Having finished these and memorized all the words contained in them, you will be able to read readily any ordinary correspondence and literature in the language. This book being a modest compendium of Esperanto material, it has seemed necessary to include in the esperanto-english vocabulary many unusual words and technical terms, and the wise student will not attempt to burden his memory with such as are outside his own needs and uses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Robert Hartwell Fiske s Dictionary of Unendurable English written by Robert Hartwell Fiske and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive disctionary of common misusages illustrates the right way and the wrong way to use language and explores why dictionaries do not always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word.
Download or read book Webster s New World Dictionary of American English written by Victoria Neufeldt and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: But this is much more than the most useful, readable, and accurate desk dictionary you can find. Ever since the first edition was published more than forty years ago, the Webster's New World staff has been dedicated to presenting the English language not merely as it is but also as it has evolved. In these pages you will find more up-to-date, in-depth etymologies than in any other American dictionary, tracing our current vocabulary back to its rich and varied sources.
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 Beginner s Dictionary of American English Usage Second Edition written by Peter Collin and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2002-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selling more than 58,000 in its first edition, Beginner's Dictionary of American English Usage has been revised and brought right up-to-date to contain today's 4,000 most commonly used words. Definitions are simple and brief, utilizing only words contained within the dictionary's pages. If you want to learn English as spoken by Americans, this dictionary is for you. It's easy to follow and absolutely indispensable. Each entry offers at least one example sentence, identifies parts of speech, and lists multiple meanings.
Download or read book The American Heritage Book Of English Usage written by Editors of the American Heritage Di and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1996-09-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Download or read book Standard English Speech written by G. E. Fuhrken and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1932, this book presents a guide to various aspects of English phonetics aimed at foreign students of the language. Illustrative figures and a bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the teaching of English, linguistics and phonetics.
Download or read book Dictionary of American English written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Compendium of American English Grammar written by Barry Davis and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Compendium of American English Grammar: For Advanced ESL Speakers is an easy-to-use grammar reference book for nonnative English speakers who have progressed beyond the classroom. Topics include: • definite and indefinite articles • noun categories • twelve official verb tenses • two unofficial verb tenses • gerunds and infinitives • stative verbs • phrasal verbs • correct placement of adverbs • negation • question formation • individual function words • standard numbers and shortcuts • formal and informal language • mistakes that native speakers make • pronunciation and grammar • and much more Filled with examples and detailed explanations of the trickiest sentence patterns, The Compendium of American English Grammar is the ideal book for students, business executives, new and longtime US residents, and others who want to perfect their English skills.
