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More bling for the buck! The #1 guide to American slang is now bigger, more up-to-date, and easier to use
This new edition of McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions offers complete definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldies such as . . . golden oldie, to recent coinages like shizzle (gangsta), jonx (Wall Street), and ping (the Internet). Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation and, where necessary, International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciations are given, as well as cautionary notes for crude, inflammatory, or taboo expressions.
This edition also features a fascinating introduction on “What is Slang?,” a Thematic Index that cross-references expressions by standard terms--such as Angry, Drunk, Food, Good-bye, Mess-up, Money, and Stupidity--and a Hidden Word Index that lets you identify and locate even partially remembered expressions and phrases.
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Richard A. Spears, Ph.D., is a former reference editor and linguistics professor at Northwestern University. He has written more than 150 dictionaries.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Meh. It could be 100 pages shorter.
16 Feb 2008
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Not impressed with this book. I bought it to help me write, but a lot of the expressions are not well sourced and many are so... British that it doesn't make sense to call it American slang.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
unusually helpful
19 July 2010
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I got this book because I write novels with characters just like you and me. So we don't all talk like dictionaries, so I wanted to find a dictionary they talked like- and this one was rather helpful (and highly amusing reading!!!) My friend is an English teacher and even she thought it was pretty neat.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Incredible useful book
20 Feb 2010
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I have found this book really interesting and useful.
Either if you are learning english or you want to update yourself and understad many films, this book is a must for you.
It is very complete and easy going.
I highly recommend you to buy it.
Either if you are learning english or you want to update yourself and understad many films, this book is a must for you.
It is very complete and easy going.
I highly recommend you to buy it.
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