Beginner's Dictionary of American English Usage, Second Edition


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Selling more than 58,000 in its first edition, Beginner's Dictionary of American English Usage has been revised and brought right up-to-date to contain today's 4,000 most commonly used words. Definitions are simple and brief, utilizing only words contained within the dictionary's pages. If you want to learn English as spoken by Americans, this dictionary is for you. It's easy to follow and absolutely indispensable. Each entry offers at least one example sentence, identifies parts of speech, and lists multiple meanings.













The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style


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Features more than one thousand primary entries, along with more than two thousand examples of questionable style and the misuse of language, providing valuable lessons for students, writers, and speakers.







The American Heritage Book Of English Usage


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For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.







The Oxford Dictionary of American English


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The Workbook helps students get the most out of the Dictionary.




Random House Webster's Dictionary of American English


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Essential for students of American English as a second or foreign language, this unique ESL dictionary truly captures the American idiom. With extra lexical, grammatical, and usage information not found in standard dictionaries, this outstanding reference also illustrates the difference in pronunciation between British and American English, and provides both standard and International (IPA) pronunciations.