Mcgraw Hill S Essential American Slang

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780071589345

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McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang by Richard A. Spears Pdf

Better understand American English 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: 2,500 entries and more than 5,000 examples The latest slang used in the American lexicon Fun illustrations to further increase your grasp of each entry's meaning

Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : Mcgraw-hill
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0071497854

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McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang by Richard Spears Pdf

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 usage The latest slang used in the American lexicon Fun illustrations that show the humor of taking expressions too literally

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:958564201

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McGraw-Hill's Essential American Idioms by Richard A. Spears Pdf

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780071612074

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears Pdf

More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation and, where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions. This edition also features a fascinating introduction on “What is Slang?,” a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms--such as Angry, Drunk, Food, Good-bye, Mess-up, Money, and Stupidity--and a Hidden Word Index that lets you identify and locate even partially remembered expressions and phrases.

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : OCLC:503440863

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McGraw-Hill's Super-mini American Slang Dictionary by Richard A. Spears Pdf

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0071461086

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American Slang Dictionary, Fourth Edition by Richard A. Spears Pdf

For the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top banana From "head trip" to "foot in mouth," American Slang Dictionary gives you the complete definitions of thousands of uniquely American words and phrases, ranging from golden oldies such as "catch some rays" and "take the fifth" to more up-to-the-minute coinages like Wall Street's "jonx," the Internet's "ping," and the gangsta's favorite, "shizzle." Inside you'll find more than 12,000 words and expressions from a wide variety of sources, including gangsta rap, the blogosphere, and the U.S. prison system. In a New York minute, you'll be down with the colloquialisms, vulgarities, and substandard English that make everyday interactions in contemporary American life so colorful. BSOD or blue screen of death the blue computer screen that appears after a programming or operational error crunk wild; crazy; out of control kvetch to complain left-handed monkey wrench a nonexistent tool word of mouse a message spread by e-mail

Author : McGraw-Hill Education,McGraw-Hill/Contemporary,National Textbook Company
Publisher : National Textbook Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0658001248

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NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by McGraw-Hill Education,McGraw-Hill/Contemporary,National Textbook Company Pdf

Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0071486852

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs by Richard Spears Pdf

Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015047492437

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Essential American Idioms by Richard A. Spears Pdf

Among the special features of this book are the following: each entry has at least two example sentences illustrating how the idiom is used in context in natural American English; and a new Phrase-Finder Index enables users to locate a particular idiom quickly by looking up any of its major words.

Author : Richard Spears,Betty Birner,Steven Kleinedler,Luc Nisset
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780071741323

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McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English by Richard Spears,Betty Birner,Steven Kleinedler,Luc Nisset Pdf

Learn more than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easily As a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not only do you know what a person is saying to you, but that you can use the expression yourself! More than 3,000 expressions are organized by theme, so you can find what you are looking for quickly. And each topic is illustrated to further help you understand context. The book features: Common expressions are batched into 350 themes, ranging from general greetings and asking how someone is, to the more specific needs, like showing disbelief, asking someone’s intentions, and expressions for a forgotten word or name A comprehensive thematic glossary provides an additional means for the learner to locate expressions by key words and concepts Topics include: Basic Social Encounters, Greetings, Small Talk, Introductions, Ending a Conversation, Good-Byes, Agreeing, Disagreeing Conversational Encounters, Focusing Attention, Launching the Conversation, Making Friends, Complex Matters, Disputes, Discussion and Resolution, Polite Encounters, Prefaces, Communication Barriers

Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : Mcgraw-hill
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1999-07-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0844208337

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NTCs Thematic Dictionary of American Slang by Richard A. Spears Pdf

This "thesaurus of slang" contains more than 9,000 expressions. Entries are illustrated by at least two English sentences each and are organized by topic, which makes finding the right expression quick and easy. Includes an alphabetical index.

Author : Richard A. Spears,Betty J. Birner,Steven Racek Kleinedler
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1995-02-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780071783545

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NTC's Dictionary of Everyday American English Expressions by Richard A. Spears,Betty J. Birner,Steven Racek Kleinedler Pdf

With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.

Author : Barbara Ann Kipfer,Robert L. Chapman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780062043245

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Dictionary of American Slang by Barbara Ann Kipfer,Robert L. Chapman Pdf

The fourth edition of this authoritative reference offers clear definitions for the slang words and idioms used in everyday American conversation. First published in 1960, this newly updated edition of Dictionary of American Slang traces the language of today back to its American roots. With thousands of entries ranging from the widely accepted to the taboo and obscure, slang words are explained in terms of definition, usage, and historical etymology. As language continues to evolve at an ever-increasing rate, Dictionary of American Slang offers an essential guide to the terms that are here to stay—as well as those that might otherwise be forgotten.

Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000-02-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780071392044

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NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard Spears Pdf

The revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries quickly.

Author : Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1265790981

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Mh Dict American Slang 4e by Spears Pdf