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Autore |
Rubinstein Marvin |
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Titolo |
American English compendium : a portable guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical lingo, and nooks and crannies of American English / / Marv Rubinstein |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (543 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - United States |
English language - United States - Grammar |
English language - United States - Translating |
Americanisms |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents Preface Acknowledgements Prologue to the Fourth Revised Edition Foreword Guide to the Use of This Book Introduction. ; Ch. 1 American Spoken Here-English Understood. ; Ch. 2 Proverbs, Slogans, and Aphorisms. ; Ch. 3 Popular American Expressions. ; Ch. 4 Proverbial Commentaries: SOME WISE, SOME WITTY, AND SOME JUST HISTORICAL. ; Ch. 5 Similes and Metaphors Indicating Extremes. ; Ch. 6 A Pronounced Difference: A MARE'S NEST OF ENGLISH SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION. ; Ch. 7 American Slang and Colloquialisms. ; Ch. 8 Oddball American English Words. ; Ch. 9 British vs American English (and Vice Versa). ; Ch. 10 Worldwide English. ; Ch. 11 Foreign Words and Phrases Frequently Used in English. ; Ch. 12 Common American Legal Terms. ; Ch. 13 Common American Medical Terms. ; Ch. 14 Business Colloquialisms, Slang, and Acronyms. ; Ch. 15 Neologisms. ; Ch. 16 Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialism. ; Ch. 17 Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms in the Computer, Internet, and Communications Industries. ; Ch. 18 From Where Do You Hail?. ; Ch. 19 For the Symbol Minded. ; Ch. 20 Currencies of the World. ; Ch. 21 |
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International Measurements. ; Ch. 22 Baby Talk. ; Ch. 23 The Birds and the Trees. ; Ch. 24 The Colourful American Language. ; Ch. 25 Color Commentaries. ; Ch. 26 Language and Laughter Postscript to the Fourth Edition Bibliography Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. This edition offers fresh chapters which include spelling, punctuation, and pronunciation; and even Twitterspeak and other online vernacular. |
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