American English Compendium

Marv Rubinstein

doi:10.5771/9781442232839

American English Compendium

A Portable Guide to the Idiosyncrasies, Subtleties, Technical Lingo, and Nooks and Crannies of American English

Published 2014

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doi.org/10.5771/9781442232839
ISBN print: 978-1-4422-3282-2
ISBN online: 978-1-4422-3283-9
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

The American English Compendium is a fun way to explore the nuances of the English language—learn that a group of lions is called a pride; a group of whales, a pod; and a group of owls, a parliament. Distinguish between a quack and a shyster. Learn that “tabling a motion” in a U.S. court has an opposite meaning from the same term in England. This book picks up where other language dictionaries leave off: it includes common proverbs, a sampling of American English versus British English, popular American expressions and slang, acronyms, and varied information on everything from wildlife to currency. In this new edition, the staples have been updated and fresh chapters have been added, with information on pronunciation, oddball English words, and even some of the new Internet terminology, including Twitterspeak.

Schlagworte

Translating Americanisms Interpreting proverbs slang

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i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue to the Fourth Revised Edition
- Foreword
- Guide to the Use of This Book
1–2 Introduction 1–2
3–18 CHAPTER 1. American Spoken Here—English Understood 3–18
19–72 CHAPTER 2. Proverbs, Slogans, and Aphorisms 19–72
73–84 CHAPTER 3. Popular American Expressions 73–84
85–96 CHAPTER 4. Proverbial Commentaries: SOME WISE, SOME WITTY, AND SOME JUST HISTORICAL 85–96
97–104 CHAPTER 5. Similes and Metaphors Indicating Extremes 97–104
105–108 CHAPTER 6. A Pronounced Difference: A MARE’S NEST OF ENGLISH SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION 105–108
109–160 CHAPTER 7. American Slang and Colloquialisms 109–160
161–166 CHAPTER 8. Oddball American English Words 161–166
167–266 CHAPTER 9. British vs. American English (and Vice Versa) 167–266
267–280 CHAPTER 10. Worldwide English 267–280
281–302 CHAPTER 11. Foreign Words and Phrases Frequently Used in English 281–302
303–332 CHAPTER 12. Common American Legal Terms 303–332
333–392 CHAPTER 13. Common American Medical Terms 333–392
393–402 CHAPTER 14. Business Colloquialisms, Slang, and Acronyms 393–402
403–408 CHAPTER 15. Neologisms 403–408
409–430 CHAPTER 16. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms 409–430
431–444 CHAPTER 17. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms in the Computer, Internet, and Communications Industries 431–444
445–456 CHAPTER 18. From Where Do You Hail? 445–456
457–460 CHAPTER 19. For the Symbol Minded 457–460
461–464 CHAPTER 20. Currencies of the World 461–464
465–468 CHAPTER 21. International Measurements 465–468
469–470 CHAPTER 22. Baby Talk 469–470
471–484 CHAPTER 23. The Birds and the Trees 471–484
485–488 CHAPTER 24. The Colorful American Language 485–488
489–496 CHAPTER 25. Color Commentaries 489–496
497–500 CHAPTER 26. Language and Laughter 497–500
501–502 Postscript to the Fourth Edition 501–502
503–510 Bibliography 503–510
511–524 Index 511–524

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