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"Roger Axtell is the international Emily Post."-The New Yorker
English has become the global language-the dominant language used in international trade, science, technology, and travel. But for most Americans, the potential for linguistic misunderstanding, confusion, and embarrassment when using English with nonnative speakers is greater now than ever. In this essential guide, veteran international businessman and raconteur Roger E. Axtell shows you how to use English successfully in any business or social context-and how to avoid making embarrassing or misleading statements to people who are trying to understand you.
List of contents
UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN ENGLISH
- Exporting American English
- Why American English Is So Difficult
- Mangled Misstatements
UNDERSTANDING WORLD ENGLISH
- English English
- English: The Global Language
BECOMING A GLOBAL COMMUNICATOR
- Using Interpreters
- Social Conversations Around the World
- The Tower of Business Babel
- Confusing Cognates and Telephone Talk
- How to Be Understood
- Epilogue: Words About Words
- Appendix
- Glossaries
- Index.
About the author
Roger E. Axtell is a popular after-dinner speaker and the bestselling author of seven Do's and Taboos books (all available from Wiley), indluding Do's and Taboos Around the World and Do's and Taboos of Preparing for Your Trip Abroad. He lives in Wisconsin.
