| Edition |
Fourth Edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 524 pages) |
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data file |
| Note |
Previously published as: 21st century American English compendium, 3rd edition, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-509) and index. |
| Contents |
American spoken here, English understood -- Proverbs, slogans, and aphorisms -- Popular American expressions -- Proverbial commentaries -- Similes and metaphors indicating extremes -- A pronounced difference -- American slang and colloquialisms -- Oddball American English words -- British vs. American English (and vice versa) -- Worldwide English -- Foreign words and phrases frequently used in English -- Common American legal terms -- Common American medical terms -- Business colloquialisms, slang, and acronyms -- Neologisms -- Acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms -- Acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms in the computer, internet, and communications industries -- From where do you hail? -- For the symbol minded -- Currencies of the world -- International measurements -- Baby talk -- The birds and the trees -- The colorful American language -- Color commentaries -- Language and laughter. |
| Summary |
<Span style=""font-style:italic;"">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. This edition offers fresh chapters which include spelling, punctuation, and pronunciation; and even Twitterspeak and other online vernacular. <br /> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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English language. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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| Subject |
English language -- United States -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Grammar, Comparative and general. |
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English language -- Translating -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Translating. |
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Americanisms -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Americanisms. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Controlled vocabularies.
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Controlled vocabularies.
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| Added Title |
21st century American English compendium https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014019595
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| Other Form: |
Print version: American English compendium Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] 9781442232822 (paperback : alk. paper) (DLC) 2014011547 |
| ISBN |
9781442232839 ebook |
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1442232838 |
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9781442232822 paperback : alkaline paper |
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9781442232839 electronic |
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1322075972 (e-book) |
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9781322075976 (e-book) |
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144223282X (paperback) |
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