McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang

McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang

by Richard A. Spears
McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang

McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang

by Richard A. Spears

eBook

$11.49  $15.30 Save 25% Current price is $11.49, Original price is $15.3. You Save 25%.

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers


Overview

Better understand American English by mastering its slang

This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English slang expressions. Entries include definitions and examples of slang used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage.

Inside you will find:

  • 2,500 entries and more than 5,000 examples
  • The latest slang used in the American lexicon
  • Fun illustrations to further increase your grasp of each entry's meaning

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071589345
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 01/28/2008
Series: Essential
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 809 KB

About the Author

Richard A. Spears, Ph.D. is a former reference editor and linguistics Professor at Northwestern University, who has written more than 150 dictionaries. He has a particular expertise in phrasal dictionaries.

Table of Contents

PrefaceTerms and SymbolsAbout this DictionaryDictionaryAppendix
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews