Richard Spears: 7 books
by Richard Spears
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
A useful guide to everyday American English to help you understand meanings and avoid difficulty in translation
In this new edition of Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts, noted lexicographer Richard A. Spears shares with you 1,900 of the most common phrases and colloquial expressions...
by Richard Spears
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2006
Shape up your English with thousands of idioms
Whether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and...
by Jack London, Golden Deer Classics, A.M. Chisholm
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2019
Contents: A.M. CHISHOLM A Thousand a Plate A.M. WILLIAMSON The Eccentricity of Fleetwood ACHMED ABDULLAH The Home-Coming ARTHUR TRAIN The Escape of Wilkins ARTHUR TRAIN The Governor-General's Trunk BUCK CONNOR Get Your Man CHARLES BEADLE John O'Damn CHARLES E. VAN LOAN Water Stuff E.NESBIT The Dwellers...
McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English
The Illustrated Guide to Everyday Expressions of American English
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Learn more than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easily
As a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions,...
by Richard A. Spears
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2006
Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states
With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial...
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
The Most Up-to-Date Reference for the Nonstandard Usage, Popular Jargon, and Vulgarisms of Contempos
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2005
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,...
by Richard A. Spears, Betty J. Birner, Steven Racek Kleinedler
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1995
With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.