Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, 3rd Edition Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, 3rd Edition

Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, 3rd Edition

Richard A. Spears
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Publisher Description

A useful guide to everyday American English to help you understand meanings and avoid difficulty in translation

In this new edition of Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, noted lexicographer Richard A. Spears shares with you 1,900 of the most common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. Here you will discover the greetings, good-byes, and everyday small talk that Americans use daily. All entries have been selected with the special needs of you, the nonnative speaker of English, in mind!

Inside you'll find:

Examples or short dialogues with each entry that illustrate how the phrase is used in everyday speaking

Usage restrictions or warnings for those situations when a phrase may be inappropriate

Shortened or abbreviated expressions cross-referenced to their complete forms

A Phrase-Finder Index to help quick and easy reference

GENRE
Reference
RELEASED
2011
November 18
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
McGraw Hill LLC
SELLER
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
SIZE
7.4
MB

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