A wry and engaging look at trite, trendy, grammatically incorrect, inane, outdated, and lazy uses of words, phrases, and expressions. By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying in everyday conversation. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence.
This is a text-based account of English fixed expressions and idioms. It sets out to describe the characteristics, behaviour, and usage of fixed expressions and idioms as observed in text, in particular in corpus text.
From hardy Nantucket whalers to Elizabethan sea dogs, from grizzled fishermen in Nova Scotia to the crews of clipper ships, the men who made their living on the sea left as part of their legacy a remarkable contribution to the English language. An astonishing variety of words, sayings, and idiomatic expressions are explained in alphabetically organized entries in this authoritative and entertaining work. Illustrations
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Книга для чтения является составной частью УМК "Enjoy English-З" для 5-6 классов общеобразовательных учреждений при начале обучения со 2 класса. В книгу вошли оригинальные рассказы для детей и подростков из серии "Rockets" английского издательства A&C Black: "Uncle-and-Antie Pat", "Granny's Jungle Garden", "Jenny the Joker", "Grandad's Boneshaker Bicycle" автора Колин Вест. Повествование ведется в увлекательной эмоциональной форме от лица главного героя, который попадает в ситуации, близкие и понятные школьникам 10-12 летнего возраста. К каждому рассказу предлагаются разнообразные упражнения, которые позволяют обучать не только чтению, но и говорению и письму. Книга снабжена большим количеством иллюстраций. В конце каждого рассказа в разделе "Word and Expressions" приводятся русские аналоги выделенных в тексте слов и выражений, что снимает трудности при чтении аутентичных текстов и облегчает понимание живой английской речи. The book is for the beginning Learning to Grade 2 and composed of original stories for children and teenagers. The narration is in the fascinating emotional form on behalf of the main character, who gets in situations that are close and understandable to students 10-12 years of age. Each story offers a variety of exercises that can teach not only reading but also speaking and writing. The book is equipped with a large number of illustrations. At the end of each story in "Word and Expressions" shows Russian counterparts highlighted in the text of words and phrases that removes the difficulty in reading authentic texts and facilitates understanding of the living English speech. FULL ENGLISH!
