It's Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches by Orin Hargraves
Careful writers and speakers agree that clichés are generally to be avoided. However, nearly all of us continue to use them. Why do they persist in our language?
Concise and lively, It's Been Said Before serves as a guide to the most overused phrases in the English language -- and to phrases that are used exactly as often as they should be.
Slang is often seen as a lesser form of language, one that is simply not as meaningful or important as its 'regular' counterpart. Connie Eble refutes this notion as she reveals the sources, poetry, symbolism, and subtlety of informal slang expressions. In Slang and Sociability, Eble explores the words and phrases that American college students use casually among themselves.
This book explores the uses of adjectives in different constructions, and of the problems that arise in their analysis, both in terms of syntactic theory and philosophy of grammar. Professor Matthews also examines a variety of other issues relating to individual adjective positions, including the basic structure of noun phrases and the justification for binary constituents; the status of the copular and its uses in the progressive; the indeterminacy of what were once described as raised constructions; and the function of postmodifying adjectives and adjective phrases in relation to others.
Still using the proven method based on the famous U.S. Military accelerated language learning program, Language/30 courses stress conversationally practical, contemporary words and phrases. Each course includes 2 cassettes and a verbatim phrase book. English-Arabic Phrase Book
Inglés para Vendedores y Cajeros - English for Sales & CashiersInglés para Vendedores y Cajeros -
Listen today, use today! Improve communication and advance in sales and cashier jobs with this program designed for those in retail business. Learn essential words and phrases for communicating with customers, coworkers and supervisors. You will acquire the language skills necessary to understand, be successful, and feel more confident at work. Learn short and simple phrases quickly and easily. No prior knowledge of English is required.
