McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang by Richard Spears
Understand American English better by mastering its slang This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English slang expressions. Entries include definitions and examples of slang used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2,000 entries with examples of everyday usageThe latest slang used in the American lexiconFun illustrations that show the humor of taking expressions too literally
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).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780071497855 |
| ISBN 10 | 0071497854 |
| Title | McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang |
| Author | Richard Spears |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Year published | 2008-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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