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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Provides a look at the variety of American English, discussing the origins and history of our words and the changing cultural conditions that produced them; divided into such topics as Americanisims, cyberspace, advertising, crime, food, and generation gap.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The largest barrier to fluency in English is the ability to understand and use idiomatic language. Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook walks readers through learning and using American idioms, with complete explanations for over 1,000 idioms. Emphasizing acquisition, application, and understanding, this book offers all the information readers need to know about when, where, why, and how to use them. It includes a wealth of examples to provide...
Author
Publisher
Research & Education Association
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
REA's Celebrate the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Culture with Audio CD + MP3 The emphasis is on fun in this lighthearted guide to language and culture in the United States! The warm and witty authors of English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language and Culture in the U.S., are back with the second book in the series, Celebrate the American Way, another fun ESL guide to English language and culture. This friendly guide...
Author
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Swearing, cussing, or cursing, out of anger, excitement, or just because, is something most of us do, at least to some degree. Turn on the television or open a magazine, and there it is. Damn! is an insightful and entertaining look at our evolving use of profanity over the last half-century or so, from a time when Gone with the Wind came under fire for using the word damn to an age where the f-bomb is dropped in all walks of life. Writer and artist...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
A compendious, entertaining look at our nation's leaders through words and turns of phrase. -- Kirkus Reviews From George Washington's "New Yorker" and Thomas Jefferson's "pedicure" to Theodore Roosevelt's "lunatic fringe," Richard Nixon's "silent majority," and Donald Trump's "covfefe," this entertaining and eminently readable volume compiles words and phrases that were coined or popularized by American presidents. Discover the origins of "bloviate"...
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