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What do "the whole kit and caboodle," "the whole shebang," "the whole megillah," "the whole enchilada," "the whole nine yards," "the whole box and dice," and "the full Monty" have in common? They're all expressions that mean "the entire quantity," and they're all examples of the breadth and depth of the English-speaking world's vocabulary.
From the multitude of words and phrases in daily use, the author of this delightful exploration into what we...
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Le parler kinois, pratiqué à Kinshasa et dans les communautés kinoises, constitue un mélange de lingala, de kikongo, de français et d'argot. Il ne respecte pas les règles de grammaire, mêlant le singulier et le pluriel, sans que cela ne vexe personne.
Ce lexique, loin d'être exhaustif - on s'en doute -, reprend cependant bon nombre de termes, d'expressions à la mode d'hier ou d'autres en vogue aujourd'hui et constitue en quelque sorte une...
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"Skimming through the short passages, the floating dust shimmered like raining glitter as it caught the light . . . An overwhelming wave of curiosity washed over. Plenty of books have caught Etta's eye before, but none created such an urgency to belong to her."
Etta is relatively new to Northampton, but has already established what she believes is a good routine - especially after getting a slow start. She has a steady job, she procrastinates...
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Whether you are traveling to Great Britain or just want to understand British popular culture, this unique dictionary will answer your questions. British English from A to Zed contains more than 5,500 British terms and their American equivalents, each with a short explanation of the term's history and an example of its use. The appendixes provide valuable supplemental material with differences between British and American pronunciation, grammar, and...
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Discover words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible ebook for lovers of words and those lost for words alike.
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Cet abécédaire reprend des mots du langage courant souvent employés à mauvais escient...
C'est un support pédagogique listant de A à Z les éléments d'une science, d'un art, d'un parti pris.
L'Abécédaire que vous tenez en main en ce moment liste des mots qui font partie du langage courant et que nous employons souvent de manière empirique, sans vraiment en connaître le ou les différents sens.
500 millions, vous aviez bien lu, nous sommes...
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Whether you're a translator, interpreter, terminologist, or just someone who is passionate about language, "Terminology extraction for translation and interpretation made easy" is your guide to creating terminology extraction lists quickly and easily—while keeping your client's data safe.
This book provides a step-by-step guide to terminology extraction by showing you how you can automate the creation of terminology extraction lists as much as possible....
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This beautifully illustrated guide delves deep into the meaning and significance of different tattoo symbols, exploring the rich cultural history around the world of this widespread form of body art.⍾⍾Tattoos are everywhere: one in three of us has at least one. Body art is one of the most popular ways of expressing our identity and beliefs.⍾⍾But whether we're aware of it or not when we choose a design to be permanently inked on our skin, a...
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El léxico de El Quijote, concebido a modo de diccionario, explica y aclara vocabulario, expresiones y refranes que aparecen en El Quijote, que, en la actualidad, por no ser habituales o haber cambiado de significado, pueden llevar a confusión a los lectores de tan magna obra.
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Juan Hernández Herrero (Salamanca) es licenciado en Medicina y especializado en cardiología. Ha sido durante años profesor de Cardiología en la Universitat Autònoma...
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Did you keep a list of the words coined by Covid? Wayne Grady did! They're deftly woven into a journal/timeline, taking us through two years of surrealism and limbo.-Margaret Atwood
This exploration of the many new terms of the Covid-19 pandemic provides insight into the ways an ever-evolving vocabulary helped us cope with our anxiety and adapt to a new reality.
When the pandemic struck in early 2020, Wayne Grady started collecting the words and...
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"It takes true brilliance to lift the arid tellings of lexicographic fussing into the readable realm of the thriller and the bodice-ripper….David Skinner has done precisely this, taking a fine story and honing it to popular perfection."
-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman
The Story of Ain't by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of Merriam Webster's Third New International...
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"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Peter Martin is the author of numerous books, including the acclaimed biographies Samuel Johnson and A Life of James Boswell. He has taught English literature in the United States and England and divides his time between West Sussex, England, and Spain.
A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English
In The...
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National Bestseller! One of the greatest literary achievements in the history of English letters, the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857, took seventy years to complete, and drew from tens of thousands of brilliant minds. But hidden within the rituals of its creation is a fascinating and mysterious story. Professor James Murray was the distinguished editor of the OED project. Dr. William Chester Minor, an American surgeon who...
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The Queen's English has no place across the pond, where a long history of defiance, creativity, and originality has made its way into the everyday vocabulary of Americans coast-to-coast. God Bless America is an informative and entertaining guide to the meaning and history beneath our uniquely American words and phrases. Robert Hendrickson makes it clear that whether you're ordering "fried chicken" or heading out to see a "movie," you are celebrating...
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Here is a book for anyone tired of speaking flat, colorless, homogenized English. Pennsylvania Dutchman Gary Gates provides a glossary, read-aloud section, songs, recipes, and more in this delightful, introduction to Dutch-ified English.
Learn the meaning of "rutch" and "spritz," what a "clod" and a "crotch" are, how to pronounce and make "Cussin Rache's Snitz and Knepp," and what has happened to food when it's "all." Spice up your vocabulary with...
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Here is a book for anyone tired of speaking flat, colorless, homogenized English. Pennsylvania Dutchman Gary Gates provides a glossary, read-aloud section, songs, recipes, and more in this delightful, inwaluble introduction to Dutch-ified English. Learn the meaning of "rutch" and "spritz," what a "clod" and a "crotch" are, how to pronounce and make "Cussin Rachel's Snitz und Knepp," and what has happened to food when it's all. As you read this book...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Professor and the Madman tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Simon Winchester's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester includes: • Historical context • Chapter-by-chapter summaries •...
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