English language -- Terms and phrases
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English language -- Terms and phrases
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English language
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- Kind words, a thesaurus of euphemisms, Judith S. Neaman and Carole G. Silver
- Perfect phrases for ESL, advancing your career : hundreds of ready-to-use phrases that help you speak fluently, understand "business speak, " network in the global workplace, present confidently, and more, Natalie Gast
- Talking correctly for success, a practical guide to sounding "right" for business, professional and social success, James A. Fisher
- Brewer's dictionary of 20th-century phrase and fable
- Have a nice day--no problem!, a dictionary of clichés, Christine Ammer
- A fine kettle of fish, Kristin Pedersen
- A dictionary of literary and thematic terms, Edward Quinn
- A browser's dictionary, and native's guide to the unknown American language, John Ciardi. --
- Southpaws and sunday punches, and other sporting expressions, Christine Ammer
- Harper dictionary of contemporary usage, William and Mary Morris ; with the assistance of a panel of 166 distinguished consultants on usage. --
- As, a surfeit of similes, by Norton Juster ; pictures by David Small
- Descriptionary, Marc McCutcheon
- When is a pig a hog?, a guide to confoundingly related English words, Bernice Randall
- The dictionary of cliches, James Rogers. --
- There's a frog in my throat, 440 animal sayings a little bird told me, written by Loreen Leedy and Pat Street ; illustrated by Loreen Leedy
- Dictionary of the future, the words, terms, and trends that define the way we'll live, work, and talk, Faith Popcorn and Adam Hanft
- Take it easy, American idioms, Pamela McPartland ; ill. by Alexander Kaletski
- Neo-words, new words for the nineties, David K. Barnhart
- Tenderfeet and ladyfingers, a visceral approach to words and their origins, Susan Kelz Sperling ; ill. by Michael Witte
- A dictionary of euphemisms, R.W. Holder
- Similes, Joan Hanson
- The illustrated book of sayings, curious expressions from around the world, Ella Frances Sanders
- The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins, Robert Hendrickson
- Word spy, the word lover's guide to modern culture, Paul McFedries
- Clichés, over 1500 phrases explored and explained, Betty Kirkpatrick
- The Facts on File dictionary of new words, Harold LeMay, Sid Lerner, Marian Taylor
- Common phrases and where they come from, Myron Korach, in collaboration with John B. Mordock
- Eat your words, a fascinating look at the language of food, Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Perfect phrases for ESL, everyday business life, Natalie Gast
- Tippecanoe and Tyler too, famous slogans and catchphrases in American history, Jan R. Van Meter
- The lexicon, William F. Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Arnold Roth ; introduction by Jesse Sheidlower
- Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable
- Sea language comes ashore, [by] Joanna Carver Colcord, illustrated by Larry
- What's what, a visual glossary of the physical world, Reginald Bragonier, Jr., and David Fisher
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