Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts: A Detailed Guide to Real-Life Conversation and Small Talk

Spears, Richard A.

ISBN 10: 0071405607 / ISBN 13: 9780071405607

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002

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Inhaltsangabe:

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. An essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor, lexicographer, and former linguistics professor at Northwestern University who has written more than 30 dictionaries.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts...
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Companies
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: 2. Auflage