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Summary: [In this book, the author] offers a playfully anecdotal account of the etymology of distinctive words and phrases that help to create a distinctly American English. -http://www.bookinprint.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1994
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 427.09 DUNMcCutcheon, Marc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 MCMParnwell, E. C.
Summary: A tool for students learning to speak English, illustrating over 2,400 words depicting everyday topics such as the body, food, weather, animals, and travel, and including a pronunciation guide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 PARSummary: Presents hundreds of useful and common idiomatic expressions with simple definitions, natural dialogues, and spoken practice exercises.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Information Group 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 427.973 EASSummary: From the Publisher: As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 423 NEWGrant, Bruce
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand McNally 1951
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 978 GRABarnhart, David K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422 BARParnwell, E. C.
Summary: Teaches English as a second language to Vietnamese speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 PARWatts, Peter.
Summary: A fascinating dictionary of terms from the Wild West of 1850 to 1900 lists the origins and meanings of many currently used expressions and phrases, noting their frequent adaptations from original Mexican words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Promontory Press 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 427.978 WATFlexner, Stuart Berg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 427 FLEParnwell, E. C.
Summary: Teaches English as a second language to Spanish speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 PARSorden, L. G. (Leland George)
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord 1986