Author : Mary Ann De Vries
Publisher : Prentice Hall Direct
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 31,40 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780131619029
Covering over 65 topics--from word usage and grammar to abbreviations and spelling--her is literally the last word on words. This practical, all-inclusive reference for school, home or office is the perfect tool to add variety, vigor, freshness, and clarity to writing and speaking.
Author : World Book Encyclopedia, inc
Publisher : World Book
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 32,80 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780716631101
These volumes have been developed specifically to help you increase your overall ability to use words. "Word Power", the collection of skills and techniques that enable a person to communicate effectively, is perhaps the most vital area for personal growth that you will ever encounter.
Author : Spiros Zodhiates
Publisher : Word Study
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780899576633
A detailed study tool for Bible scholars, this dictionary is the perfect companion to The Complete Word Study New Testament. Each Greek word in the New Testament is defined and explained, providing readers with all they need to explore every idiom and nuance of the original Greek text. Each entry includes word derivation, exegetical commentary, word history and etymology, and synonym and antonym lists.
Author : Helen Huntley
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,56 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Academic writing
ISBN : 9780618445424
Essential Academic Vocabulary prepares students for academic success by helping them preview, learn, and practice vocabulary from the Academic Word List in context. Engaging academic readings highlight chapter vocabulary in context. From chapter to chapter, the readings and vocabulary increase in complexity level, allowing students to establish and build upon a solid vocabulary foundation.
Author : Mary Ann De Vries
Publisher :
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 1991
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Norman Lewis
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 12,71 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Vocabulary
ISBN :
Author : Mike Baron
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402709470
Lovers of Scrabble[registered] and other language-based games will boost their chances to win with these huge, incredibly thorough word lists. Study it to increase your vocabulary, especially of words with hard-to-use J, Q, X, and Z; to understand the different letter combinations that frequently come up; and to get more hooks, those letters that can extend words already on the board for extra points. There's a cheat sheet that includes 2 and 3 letter words and their hooks; vowel dumps; and more. Load up on vowel-heavy words, including ones with multiple i and u. Find out which short words don't take s endings, or which finish in a surprise s. Get the best of the bingos, as well as alphagrams. The introduction comes from World Scrabble[registered] Champion Brian Cappelletto.
Author : Roger Priddy
Publisher : Priddy Books US
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429964200
Roger Priddy’s Big Board First 100 Words is a perfect children’s book offering simple everyday words for infants and toddlers to develop their vocabulary. Featuring 100 beautiful color photographs, this tough board book introduces words and phrases of animals, toys, vehicles, and items used for mealtimes, bathtimes, and bedtimes that are ideal for children aged 2 and up to learn how to read and identify objects.
Author : Paul McFedries
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781592577811
What does it mean to 'chew the fat'? Why do we put things in 'apple-pie order'? And what on earth is a 'hat trick'? Readers will learn all this and more in this fun and engaging new addition to the Complete Idiot's Guide® series, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins. This humorous book provides entertaining insight on the often metaphorical, always taken-for-granted phrases and expressions used every day. In it, language expert Paul McFedries takes readers through the sometimes surprising, always amusing world of weird words and expressions, and the fascinating stories that surround them. Presented in a fun, easy-to-read style, this book takes readers on a journey through the bizarre and eccentric origins that make up our everyday speech.
Author : Ernest Gowers
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 1967
Category : English
ISBN :
