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- catalog abstract ""Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English is a practical and engaging guide to sorting out the differences between American and British English. Written with a culturally neutral stance, this book catalogs the differences between the "two" languages. Not simply a collection of lists, the chapters of this book are arranged around important and familiar topics, including Education; the Government and the Law; Money, Business, and Work; Sickness and Health; Food, Clothing, and Shelter; Transport(ation); Sport(s) and Leisure; and What You Don't Say." "Entertaining and fun, Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions contains comprehensive word and subject indexes, making it an invaluable resource for word-lovers, English teachers, media junkies, and travel(l)ers back and forth across the pond."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12713341.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English is a practical and engaging guide to sorting out the differences between American and British English. Written with a culturally neutral stance, this book catalogs the differences between the "two" languages. Not simply a collection of lists, the chapters of this book are arranged around important and familiar topics, including Education; the Government and the Law; Money, Business, and Work; Sickness and Health; Food, Clothing, and Shelter; Transport(ation); Sport(s) and Leisure; and What You Don't Say." "Entertaining and fun, Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions contains comprehensive word and subject indexes, making it an invaluable resource for word-lovers, English teachers, media junkies, and travel(l)ers back and forth across the pond."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "The arrangement of letters -- A choice of words -- Money, business, and work -- The government and the law -- Education -- Sickness and health -- Food, clothing, and shelter -- Transport(ation) -- Sport(s) and leisure -- What you don't say -- The stuff of life -- Other major dialects -- Idioms and phrasal verbs -- Measures and numbers -- The transatlantic calendar.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 305 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0195157044".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "428/.00941 21".
- catalog subject "Americanisms.".
- catalog subject "English language Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "English language United States.".
- catalog subject "Figures of speech.".
- catalog subject "PE1711 .H37 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "The arrangement of letters -- A choice of words -- Money, business, and work -- The government and the law -- Education -- Sickness and health -- Food, clothing, and shelter -- Transport(ation) -- Sport(s) and leisure -- What you don't say -- The stuff of life -- Other major dialects -- Idioms and phrasal verbs -- Measures and numbers -- The transatlantic calendar.".
- catalog title "Mighty fine words and smashing expressions : making sense of transatlantic English / Orin Hargraves.".
- catalog type "text".