Common American Phrases In Everyday Context

Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8). Klappentext With more than 200 new entries, this updated edition boasts almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. Special attention to the needs of nonnative speakers includes usage restrictions and cautions as well as a phrase-finder index for on-the-spot reference. An essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today. Zusammenfassung Contains almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. This work is useful for students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech. Inhaltsverzeichnis About This Dictionary............ v Guide to the Use of the Dictionary......... vii Terms and Symbols............... ix Dictionary of Common American Phrases............ 1 Phrase-Finder Index................. 213

Product details

• Authors: Richard Spears, Richard A. Spears
• Publisher: Contemporary Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2003
• EAN: 9780071405607
• ISBN: 978-0-07-140560-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 20 mm
• Series: CLS.EDUCATION; McGraw-Hill ESL References; CLS.EDUCATION
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Phrase books; Nachschlagewerke, Amerikanisches Englisch