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Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 244
Book Description
Among the special features of this book are the following: each entry has at least two example sentences illustrating how the idiom is used in context in natural American English; and a new Phrase-Finder Index enables users to locate a particular idiom quickly by looking up any of its major words.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies ISBN: Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 244
Book Description
Among the special features of this book are the following: each entry has at least two example sentences illustrating how the idiom is used in context in natural American English; and a new Phrase-Finder Index enables users to locate a particular idiom quickly by looking up any of its major words.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 0071486852 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 1100
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Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: ISBN: 9780844251530 Category : Americanisms Languages : en Pages : 247
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Lists and explains the correct usage of more than fifteen hundred contemporary American idioms, including cliches, proverbs, and informal expressions.
Author: Gail Brenner Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 054418890X Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 467
Book Description
The most comprehensive reference for understanding and using the contemporary idioms of American English—with more than 1,000 entries. Mastering the use of idiomatic language is an essential step toward achieving fluency in any language. Webster's New World: American Idioms Handbook is the ideal guide to the slang, sayings, expressions, jargon, and colloquialisms of American English—covering more than 1,000 entries. Emphasizing acquisition and application, this book explains their meanings as well as when, where, why, and how to use them. A wealth of examples helps readers understand each idiom’s connotation and identify its appropriate context. An extensive index allows for quick and easy reference.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies ISBN: 9780844208312 Category : Americanisms Languages : en Pages : 0
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NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms contains more than 5,500 of the most common and useful idioms arranged conveniently by theme, topic, or meaning. This work combines the best features of a thesaurus and a dictionary. Its features include a definition of each idiom that includes at least two examples of usage, an alphabetical index for locating each idiom, and an easy-to-read format with a minimum of abbreviations and symbols. NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms is an invaluable tool that allows writers, speakers, and students of English to locate the exact idiomatic expressions they need quickly and easily.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company ISBN: 9780844208268 Category : Americanisms Languages : en Pages : 532
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Completely revised, updated, reorganized, and enlarged with 600 new entries. Essential for writers and learners of American English, it features a unique new format, an appendix of 500 fixed-order phrases--such as "fast and furious"--that cannot be reversed, and a Phrase-Finder Index for easy lookups of even partially remembered phrases.
Author: Richard A. Spears Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 0071589341 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 255
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Better understand American English by mastering its slang This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English slang expressions. Entries include definitions and examples of slang used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2,500 entries and more than 5,000 examples The latest slang used in the American lexicon Fun illustrations to further increase your grasp of each entry's meaning
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