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American English compendium : a portable guide to the idiosyncrasies, subtleties, technical lingo, and nooks and crannies of American English /
<Span style=""font-style:italic;"">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 whic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield,
[2014]
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| Edición: | Fourth Edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- American spoken here, English understood
- Proverbs, slogans, and aphorisms
- Popular American expressions
- Proverbial commentaries
- Similes and metaphors indicating extremes
- A pronounced difference
- American slang and colloquialisms
- Oddball American English words
- British vs. American English (and vice versa)
- Worldwide English
- Foreign words and phrases frequently used in English
- Common American legal terms
- Common American medical terms
- Business colloquialisms, slang, and acronyms
- Neologisms
- Acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms
- Acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms in the computer, internet, and communications industries
- From where do you hail?
- For the symbol minded
- Currencies of the world
- International measurements
- Baby talk
- The birds and the trees
- The colorful American language
- Color commentaries
- Language and laughter.