03804nam 2200649 450 991045870670332120210614050354.01-4422-3283-8(CKB)2550000001345963(EBL)1771149(OCoLC)889674935(SSID)ssj0001334294(PQKBManifestationID)12575891(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334294(PQKBWorkID)11394084(PQKB)10531544(MiAaPQ)EBC1771149(Au-PeEL)EBL1771149(CaPaEBR)ebr10915442(CaONFJC)MIL638848(OCoLC)892431984(EXLCZ)99255000000134596320140910h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican English compendium a portable guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical lingo, and nooks and crannies of American English /Marv RubinsteinFourth edition.Lanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2014.©20141 online resource (543 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-3282-X 1-322-07597-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsPrologue to the Fourth Revised EditionForewordGuide to the Use of This BookIntroduction.Ch. 1American Spoken Here-English Understood.Ch. 2Proverbs, Slogans, and Aphorisms.Ch. 3Popular American Expressions.Ch. 4Proverbial Commentaries: SOME WISE, SOME WITTY, AND SOME JUST HISTORICAL.Ch. 5Similes and Metaphors Indicating Extremes.Ch. 6A Pronounced Difference: A MARE'S NEST OF ENGLISH SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION.Ch. 7American Slang and Colloquialisms.Ch. 8Oddball American English Words.Ch. 9British vs American English (and Vice Versa).Ch. 10Worldwide English.Ch. 11Foreign Words and Phrases Frequently Used in English.Ch. 12Common American Legal Terms.Ch. 13Common American Medical Terms.Ch. 14Business Colloquialisms, Slang, and Acronyms.Ch. 15Neologisms.Ch. 16Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialism.Ch. 17Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms in the Computer, Internet, and Communications Industries.Ch. 18From Where Do You Hail?.Ch. 19For the Symbol Minded.Ch. 20Currencies of the World.Ch. 21International Measurements.Ch. 22Baby Talk.Ch. 23The Birds and the Trees.Ch. 24The Colourful American Language.Ch. 25Color Commentaries.Ch. 26Language and LaughterPostscript to the Fourth EditionBibliographyIndexThe 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.English languageUnited StatesGlossaries, vocabularies, etcEnglish languageUnited StatesGrammarHandbooks, manuals, etcEnglish languageUnited StatesTranslatingHandbooks, manuals, etcAmericanismsHandbooks, manuals, etcElectronic books.English languageEnglish languageGrammarEnglish languageTranslatingAmericanisms423/.1Rubinstein Marvin879174MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458706703321American English compendium1963269UNINA