LEADER 03771nam 2200637 450 001 9910826188703321 005 20210614050354.0 010 $a1-4422-3283-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001345963 035 $a(EBL)1771149 035 $a(OCoLC)889674935 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001334294 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12575891 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334294 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11394084 035 $a(PQKB)10531544 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1771149 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1771149 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10915442 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL638848 035 $a(OCoLC)892431984 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001345963 100 $a20140910h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican English compendium $ea portable guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical lingo, and nooks and crannies of American English /$fMarv Rubinstein 205 $aFourth edition. 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (543 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-3282-X 311 $a1-322-07597-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tContents$tPreface$tAcknowledgements$tPrologue to the Fourth Revised Edition$tForeword$tGuide to the Use of This Book$tIntroduction.$gCh. 1$tAmerican Spoken Here-English Understood.$gCh. 2$tProverbs, Slogans, and Aphorisms.$gCh. 3$tPopular American Expressions.$gCh. 4$tProverbial Commentaries: SOME WISE, SOME WITTY, AND SOME JUST HISTORICAL.$gCh. 5$tSimiles and Metaphors Indicating Extremes.$gCh. 6$tA Pronounced Difference: A MARE'S NEST OF ENGLISH SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION.$gCh. 7$tAmerican Slang and Colloquialisms.$gCh. 8$tOddball American English Words.$gCh. 9$tBritish vs American English (and Vice Versa).$gCh. 10$tWorldwide English.$gCh. 11$tForeign Words and Phrases Frequently Used in English.$gCh. 12$tCommon American Legal Terms.$gCh. 13$tCommon American Medical Terms.$gCh. 14$tBusiness Colloquialisms, Slang, and Acronyms.$gCh. 15$tNeologisms.$gCh. 16$tAcronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialism.$gCh. 17$tAcronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms in the Computer, Internet, and Communications Industries.$gCh. 18$tFrom Where Do You Hail?.$gCh. 19$tFor the Symbol Minded.$gCh. 20$tCurrencies of the World.$gCh. 21$tInternational Measurements.$gCh. 22$tBaby Talk.$gCh. 23$tThe Birds and the Trees.$gCh. 24$tThe Colourful American Language.$gCh. 25$tColor Commentaries.$gCh. 26$tLanguage and Laughter$tPostscript to the Fourth Edition$tBibliography$tIndex 330 $aThe 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. 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