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... have been used instead. “Loosely,” said The Random House Dictionary, first edition. “Nonstandard” was the label in The American Heritage Dictionary, first edition. Later editions of those dictionaries ... any measurable ex- tent. The earliest use of billion quoted in The Oxford English Dictionary was by John Locke, 1690. The dictionary says that billion, trillion, and quadrillion were purposely formed ... hundred bil- lion years or so.” The book was pub- lished in the United States by an American publisher for American read- ers, but the author is British and his dis- cussion of the future of

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... between British English and American English, two En-glish lexicographers present “different from or to” as the British way and ferent than” as the American way It isnot the standard American way ... a system of govern-ment by elected representatives of thepeople Freedom means the state of being free from restraints or being free from officialoppression or being able to do what onewants Independence ... independence and democracy and paid with their blood to learn that freedom is not in a dicta-tor’s dictionary The part of the sentence about “free-dom” does not follow reasonably from the part about “independence

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... Multitude.” The Oxford English Dictionary says of the amalgam of kind of and plural: “This is still common colloquially,though considered grammatically incor- rect.” The Random House Dictionary, pointing ... changing the Greek -izo to -iser) For stance, the American realize is spelled re- alise The Oxford English Dictionary finds no good reason for -ise, “in opposi- in ize ending 197 Trang 8tion to that ... practices graphic discrimination by writing, in abook of reminiscences, “Blackamericansare different from white Americans.”Phrases that have been published in ortho-fused form include these thirty-five:

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... Society for Pure English: If ‘normalcy’ is ever to become an accepted word it will presumably be because the late President Harding didnot know any better The Oxford English Dictionary traces ... contrary to the United Nations’wishes, leaving the Americans “little choice but to blow them out of the sky” (a non sequitur) “Little choice”? The Americans had the choice of not blowing them out ... stresses way or gives the two words about equal stress These are correct examples from The Oxford English Dictionary: “They were tied up and could noways appear” (1702) “I have lived a virgin and I

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... non-Indians—many American Indian groups call themselves that), who foster “Native American” as a synonym Users of that term exclude most native-born Americans and several indigenous peo-ples under the American ... eighties African-American caught on as a formal term It has lessutility, covering only Americans; itwould not include, say, a black Con-golese Nor would it include a natural-ized American who was ... be a cliché, no longer cute and still sense-less A variation might appear; according to a dictionary of English usage, jazz “used attributively may be applied to anything from language to stockings”

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... toward warmth may go on or it may not.” An American general exhibited tauto-logical mastery As secretary of state, he addressed the Organization of American States and imparted this intelligence ... as not surprising in acountry that has never had a totallyfree election “ Has never had” indicates that thecountry never had a totally free election up to the time that the sentence waswritten ... qualifying word or phrase: “ a country that never before had a totally free election” or “ a country that never had a totally free elec-tion until yesterday.” A television reporter’s sloppy use

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... between British English and American English, two En-glish lexicographers present “different from or to” as the British way and ferent than” as the American way It isnot the standard American way ... a system of govern-ment by elected representatives of thepeople Freedom means the state of being free from restraints or being free from officialoppression or being able to do what onewants Independence ... independence and democracy and paid with their blood to learn that freedom is not in a dicta-tor’s dictionary The part of the sentence about “free-dom” does not follow reasonably from the part about “independence

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... a truck, causing it to be hit from behind by an- other truck. FREE. 1. FREE and “FOR FREE.” 2. FREE and FREELY. 1. FREE and “FOR FREE” Two news magazines, which normally prize conciseness, ran ... 7. 2. FREE and FREELY Freely is an alternative to free as an adverb meaning in an unrestrained or unlimited manner. The horses run freely or free. To say “The publication is dis- tributed freely” ... rides, and the pizza free or free of charge or for nothing, but not “for free.” Free serves as an adverb, whereas nothing is a noun. The preposi- tion “for” makes no more sense with free than with

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... Multitude.” The Oxford English Dictionary says of the amalgam of kind of and plural: “This is still common colloquially,though considered grammatically incor- rect.” The Random House Dictionary, pointing ... changing the Greek -izo to -iser) For stance, the American realize is spelled re- alise The Oxford English Dictionary finds no good reason for -ise, “in opposi- in ize ending 197 Trang 8tion to that ... practices graphic discrimination by writing, in abook of reminiscences, “Blackamericansare different from white Americans.”Phrases that have been published in ortho-fused form include these thirty-five:

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... Society for Pure English: If ‘normalcy’ is ever to become an accepted word it will presumably be because the late President Harding didnot know any better The Oxford English Dictionary traces ... contrary to the United Nations’wishes, leaving the Americans “little choice but to blow them out of the sky” (a non sequitur) “Little choice”? The Americans had the choice of not blowing them out ... stresses way or gives the two words about equal stress These are correct examples from The Oxford English Dictionary: “They were tied up and could noways appear” (1702) “I have lived a virgin and I

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... non-Indians—many American Indian groups call themselves that), who foster “Native American” as a synonym Users of that term exclude most native-born Americans and several indigenous peo-ples under the American ... eighties African-American caught on as a formal term It has lessutility, covering only Americans; itwould not include, say, a black Con-golese Nor would it include a natural-ized American who was ... be a cliché, no longer cute and still sense-less A variation might appear; according to a dictionary of English usage, jazz “used attributively may be applied to anything from language to stockings”

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... this time—said, “Democracy and freedom is what the concept of the new order is about.” Make it “Democracy and freedom are ” They are two ideas See DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM, and INDEPENDENCE. Contractions ... it rarely produces confusion; one can tell the meaning fromthe context Contrarily, The American Heritage Dictionary (first edition) cautioned against the application of verbal to terms such as ... approaching, coming, or forth- coming, as in “the upcoming election,” began still later The Oxford English Dictionary can trace that “chiefly U.S.” an-application only as far back as 1959 In its newest

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... Trang 2McGraw-Hill’s Super-Mini American SlangDictionary Trang 3This page intentionally left blank Trang 4Super-Mini American Slang Trang 5part of this publication may be reproduced ... manyslang expressions as well Although, strictly speaking, Trang 9taboo words are not slang, the major taboo words havebeen included in this dictionary.Many of us enjoy “presenting” a new slang ... edition of McGraw-Hill’s American Slang Dictio-nary and focuses on recent slang as well as a selection of entertaining locutions that exhibit the highly creativenature of slang and its users Trang

Ngày tải lên: 19/05/2015, 09:00

... LANGUAGE GRANT TAYLOR, Consulting Editor LEARNING AMERICAN ENGLISH PRACTICING AMERICAN ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH READER MODERN SPOKEN ENGLISH MODERN ENGLISH WORKBOOK 567890FSP 9432 Copyright © 1956 by ... ueeeeeriee Miss Stewart prefer coffee or tea? 8 your English lessons seem very difficult? Ôi you have a good English dictionary? 10 Mr Moore teach English or history? 11 the Johnsons watch television ... your friend Roger speak English? 12 Do Mr Meyer and Mr Berg speak English well? 13 On the whole, the English language is easy l4 people all over the world speak English these days Substitute

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... expressions 101 American English Idioms is intended primar- ily for all students of English Nevertheless, because of the graphic humor of the idioms in caricature, native speakers of English will ... for its impact or for the “picture” it creates 101 American English Idioms is designed to help bridge the gap between “meaning” and “thrust” of American colloquialisms by providing a situation ... idioms sound natural and fit the occasion, since Americans instinctively feel the imagery and impact of what they are saying A non- native speaker of English, on the other hand, may know the basic

Ngày tải lên: 17/08/2013, 08:18

... accustomed to hearing English every day You will get accustomed to hearing English every day You will get used to hearing English every day 1 am becoming accustomed to this weak American coffee You ... yet? Mr Silvera is accustomed to drinking American coffee now Is your friend accustomed to traveling by subway yet? We're not accustomed to hearing so much English every day That student from Sweden ... after a while I can’t become accustomed to this method of learning English Peter soon became accustomed to writing everything in English I couldn’t become accustomed to the confusion in that office

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... special 5 Who used Mr Berg’s dictionary in class? Mr Kramer 6 Whose dictionary did Mr Kramer use in class? Mr Berg's 7 Whose dictionary is on my desk? Mine 8 Which dictionary is yours? There ... studying English? 22 Why did you choose this school? 23 How well do you speak and write English? 24 How long are you going to stay in this country? 25 How long are you going to study English? ... He had a lot of trouble with English the beginning Hee Present, we are using a different English book Our visitors are going to go to that museum ou Thursday Our English teacher closes the

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... Bil-lions of Christmas cards are sent every year (NOTE: In American English billion has always meant one thousand mil-lion, but in British English it formerly meant one million million, and it is ... something 쑗 Tourists will benefit from improved transport links 쑗 Older people can ben-efit from free bus passes (NOTE: bene-fits – benefitting – benefitted) bent bent /bent/ adjective curved ... yes-terday 쑗 His latest book is better than the first one he wrote 쑗 She’s better at maths than English 쑗 Brown bread is better for you than white 쑗 We will shop around to see if we can get a

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... very well I don’t like American coffee, and I don't like hot dogs - Betty’s going to go in your car I'm going to go With you I haven't had any free time She hasn't had any free time T was in ... quite a long time Mr Rossi took a course English a number of }€Ar$ He started his course ten o'clock the morning oe October 7, 1933 He studied English two years Mr Rossi as also studied ... September 10? I'll ñnish all of the work three months PH lend you my dictionary a day or two Don’t bother, I'll have my own dictionary then We'll go there at six-thirty that time, Tom will be

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... now It (rain) very much in this region in the spring Betty's friend Thomas (/ose) his Greek-English dictionary Fred’s brother (graduate, just) from Purdue University The plumber (repair) the leak ... Harris (teach) English from two o'clock to five o'clock That brown briefcase (belong) to Professor Crowell Mr Berg (/ive) in this country three years now We (study) the use of verbs in English at ... our English teacher, (write) three textbooks: 29 I (read) that book three or four times before 30 The Smiths (go) to Belgium during their vacation 31 Pierre and Carlos (/earn) a great deal of English

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