Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts: A Detailed Guide to Real-Life Conversation and Small Talk (McGraw-Hill ESL References) - Softcover

Spears, Richard A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071405607 ISBN 13: 9780071405607

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8).

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0071405607
• ISBN 13: 9780071405607
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 314