American English Compendium
A Portable Guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical llingo, and nooks and crannies of American English
by Marv Rubinstein
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; one of owls a parliament. Distinguish between a quack and a shyster. Learn that "tabling a motion" in a U.S. Court has an opposite meaning to the same term in England. This book picks up where other language dictionaries leave off: it includes common proverbs, a sampling of American English vs. British English, popular American expressions and slang, acronyms, and varied information on everything from wildlife to currency. In this new edition, the staples have been updated, and fresh chapters, including spelling, punctuation, and pronunciation; odd-ball English words, and even "youthspeak," which deals with Twitterspeak and other online language. - Publisher.
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American English Compendium: A Portable Guide to the Idiosyncrasies, Subtleties, Technical Lingo, and Nooks and Crannies of American English
2014, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
in English
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American English Compendium: A Portable Guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical llingo, and nooks and crannies of American English
2014, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Rowman & Littlefield
Paperback
in English
144223282X 9781442232822
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American English Compendium: A Portable Guide to the Idiosyncrasies, Subtleties, Technical Lingo, and Nooks and Crannies of American English
2014, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
in English
1322075972 9781322075976
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American English Compendium: A Guidebook for Translators, Interpreters, Writers, Editors, and Advanced Language Students
October 1997, Schreiber Pub
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1887563385 9781887563383
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