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| Author | : Ewart James |
| Publisher | : Ntc Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 573 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780844208381 |
| Author | : Richard Spears |
| Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
| Total Pages | : 578 |
| Release | : 2000-02-01 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 0071392041 |
The revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries quickly.
| Author | : Ewart James |
| Publisher | : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 9780844204680 |
Criss-cross (crossword puzzle), jam sandwich (police car), and pull the moody (sulk) are examples of nearly 2,000 amusing and quirky slang expressions defined and included in over 4,000 example sentences. This is an abridged edition of NTC's Dictionary of British Slang and Colloquial Expressions' extensive cross-referencing.
| Author | : Richard A. Spears |
| Publisher | : Ntc Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780658001574 |
Here's something new and exciting from NTC, the leading publisher of books for students of English as a second language. Electronic dictionaries on CD-ROM make it easy to look up a word or phrase instantly and have access to thousands of typical American English example sentences. The student can store selected entries in his or her personal electronic notebook. Conduct faster, easier research with eDictionaries on CD-ROM -- Open and search any number of dictionaries at once -- Internet link provides updates and additional entries -- Free on-line site for purchasing additional reference materials -- Each eDictionary also includes two bonus dictionaries: NTC's Dictionary of Acronyms and Abbreviations and NTC's Dictionary of Proverbs and Cliches
| Author | : Richard Spears |
| Publisher | : McGraw-Hill |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780844201115 |
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.This includes rhyming slang (bees and honey for "money"), back slang (eefink for "knife"), and everyday slang expressions such as bangers and mash for "sausages and mashed potatoes", plus nearly 2,000 other uniquely British expressions, with definitions and example sentences provided for each.
| Author | : Richard A. Spears |
| Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2000-06-01 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9781417724680 |
Now available in softbound, the revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries quickly.
| Author | : Richard A. Spears |
| Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 2005-10-14 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0071612076 |
More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation and, where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions. This edition also features a fascinating introduction on “What is Slang?,” a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms--such as Angry, Drunk, Food, Good-bye, Mess-up, Money, and Stupidity--and a Hidden Word Index that lets you identify and locate even partially remembered expressions and phrases.
| Author | : Tony Thorne |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 513 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 140810220X |
With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this convenient paperback edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. "Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph
| Author | : Jonathon Green |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 1600 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780304366361 |
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
| Author | : Ntc |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9788176493291 |
