Babylon Oxford American DictionaryProduced by American Dictionaries Program, and drawing on the expertise of scores of American scholars and advisors, The New American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. Here is the most accurate and richly descriptive picture of American English ever offered in any dictionary. American editors drew on our 200-million-word databank of contemporary North American English, plus the unrivaled citation files of the world-renowned English Dictionary. We started with American evidence--an unparalleled resource unique . Our staff logged more than 50 editor-years, checking every entry and every definition.
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American Idioms and Some Phrases Just for Fun
ESL students using intermediate-stage programs will uncover this guide a beneficial complement to their classroom textbook. Just as important, they’ll see it as a dependable information to the intricacies of idiomatic American English. Why, following all, should a newcomer to the English language be expected to make sensation out of these kinds of phrases as get on the ball…make a beeline…have a bone to choose? These and dozens much more phrases are discussed, “translated” into more formal English, and repeated in different contexts.
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American Idioms and Some Phrases Just For Fun
ESL students taking intermediate-level courses will find this book a helpful supplement to their classroom textbook. Just as important, they'll see it as a reliable guide to the intricacies of idiomatic American English.
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Transnationalism and American Literature: Literary Translation 1773-1892
What is transnationalism and how does it affect American literature? This book examines nineteenth century contexts of transnationalism, translation and American literature.
In the early 1940s, despite continuing requests from editors for both fiction and non-fiction material, Lane turned away from commercial writing and became known as one of the most influential American libertarians of the middle 20th century.
