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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Rubinstein Marvin
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Edizione: | Fourth edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (543 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 423/.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - United States |
| English language - United States - Grammar | |
| English language - United States - Translating | |
| Americanisms | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American English compendium |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-3283-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791299003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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