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A useful guide to everyday American English to help you understand meanings and avoid difficulty in translation In this new edition of Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, noted lexicographer Richard A. Spears shares with you 1,900 ...
Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts
With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.
The book features: Common expressions are batched into 350 themes, ranging from general greetings and asking how someone is, to the more specific needs, like showing disbelief, asking someone’s intentions, and expressions for a forgotten ...
An introduction to American colloquialisms through the use of explanatory dialogue or narrative.
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.
This text contains over 1000 North American colloquialisms - the language ofaily life - presented and explained in 100 self-contained lessons.
The most useful and up-to-date guide of its kind, this book is an invaluable reference for all students of English who want to know the most common and colloquial expressions used in American speech today.
The red of the sunset bathed the trees in an eerie light. batten down the hatches Fig. to prepare for difficult times. (From a nautical expression meaning, literally, to seal the hatches against the arrival of a storm.
The book expands on the foundation laid out in the 2000 report and takes an in-depth look at the constellation of influences that affect individual learning.