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Publication Date: 1 April 1995 | Series: McGraw-Hill ESL References
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.
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Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries, including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8).
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Amazon.com:4.6 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
52 of 57 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent book for learning Amercian spoken English27 Mar 2000
By Balsa Glider - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I strongly recommend this book for those who (especially, international students, businessmen and tourists) would like to understand American spoken English and express themselves using American spoken English. All the everyday expressions are arranged according to the real situation. You can learn everyday expressions very effectively by reading and using this excellent book!
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsGood tool for increasing your spoken expressions!4 Aug 2003
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I found this book very useful for someone who wants to increase his conversational skills in a short period. You can find lots of expressions organized by topic. It is helpful in the sense that there are words with which you were acquainted at some point, and this book serves to refresh your memory of some forgotten expressions. It's just like entering data to your brain. This book is not intended to entertain you; it is rather in the form of a dictionary, and reading a dictionary is no fun. But if your ultimate goal is to broaden your expressions, this book is an excellent tool.
44 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsI dare to speak English because this book.18 Jun 2001
By Billy M - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
If you have the basic knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary, this book is definitely for you. The first complex phrase that I dared to speak in front of the native English speaker was from this book. The questions that I asked frequently in the public were from this book. The topics that we talked a lot were also from this book. Even I learned some very useful phrases from this book for flirting with the people who I like and turning the people who I dislike down in chat-room. This is a must-have book for the learner of English.