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American English Compendium - A Portable Guide to the Idiosyncrasies, Subtleties, Technical Lingo, and Nooks and Crannies of American English (Paperback, Fourth Edition)
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American English Compendium - A Portable Guide to the Idiosyncrasies, Subtleties, Technical Lingo, and Nooks and Crannies of American English (Paperback, Fourth Edition)
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The American English Compendium is a fun way to explore the nuances
of the English language-learn that a group of lions is called a
pride; a group of whales, a pod; and a group of owls, a parliament.
Distinguish between a quack and a shyster. Learn that "tabling a
motion" in a U.S. court has an opposite meaning from the same term
in England. This book picks up where other language dictionaries
leave off: it includes common proverbs, a sampling of American
English versus British English, popular American expressions and
slang, acronyms, and varied information on everything from wildlife
to currency. In this new edition, the staples have been updated and
fresh chapters have been added, with information on pronunciation,
oddball English words, and even some of the new Internet
terminology, including Twitterspeak.
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