Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts
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Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts by Richard Spears
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. It is an essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today.
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 | 9780071405607 |
| ISBN 10 | 0071405607 |
| Title | Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts |
| Author | Richard Spears |
| Series | Mcgraw-Hill Esl References |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Year published | 2003-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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