Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,23 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780844209166
With more than 1,500 cliches, proverbs, and informal expressions, this is a super source of everyday American idioms.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,92 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Americanism
ISBN : 9780844209173
Presents 1,700 entries, including colorful words and phrases from television and movies, as well as the streets and campuses. Each entry in this dictionary has two examples.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,78 MB
Release : 2000-01-22
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 007139995X
This includes more than 1,800 of the most frequently used idioms in contemporary British English, each with at least two example sentences. Compiled with non-native speakers in mind, the entire collection is compressed into a pocket-size edition.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780844204567
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.
Author : Richard Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780844201115
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.This includes rhyming slang (bees and honey for "money"), back slang (eefink for "knife"), and everyday slang expressions such as bangers and mash for "sausages and mashed potatoes", plus nearly 2,000 other uniquely British expressions, with definitions and example sentences provided for each.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 1999-08-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0071434100
This "thesaurus of slang" contains more than 9,000 expressions. Entries are illustrated by at least two English sentences each and are organized by topic, which makes finding the right expression quick and easy. Includes an alphabetical index.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,78 MB
Release : 1995-02-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0071783547
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.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 47,68 MB
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0071434062
This dictionary may be small in stature, but it will be a big help to you if you are learning English. NTC's Super-Mini English Dictionary contains a comprehensive word list yet is compact enough to fit in your pocket. You will have access to the spelling, pronunciation, part of speech, meaning, and irregular forms of more than 7,500 of the most common and basic words used in English.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : National Textbook Company
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 19,95 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780844208480
"NTC's Dictionary of American English phrases, " by Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., provides more than 15,000 examples of usage for approxiamtely 7,000 common and useful American English expressions.
Author : Anne Bertram
Publisher :
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780844258256
"NTC's Thesaurus of Everyday American English" presents the information users need to make decisions about correct word choice and is designed to help the user learn how to select the best word for a particular purpose.
