Usage is the manner in which written and spoken language is used. H. W. Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage defines usage as «points of grammar, syntax, style, and the choice of words». The Oxford Dictionary of English defines usage as «the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly used.
Murdoch Books, 2023. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1922616708. An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips she shares weekly with...
Murdoch Books, 2023. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1922616708. An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips she shares weekly with...
London: BBC, 2016. В двух частях - 15 аудиозаписей и видеофильмов. Общая продолжительность – 00:44:39. Uses of 'time' - Treasure Island 5 ways to use the word 'light' - Oliver Twist 4 ways to use the word 'round' – Pygmalion 4 ways to use the word 'break' – Romeo and Juliet 5 ways to use the word ‘sound’ - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 5 ways to use the word 'cut' - Red Riding Hood 5...
London: BBC, 2016. В двух частях - 15 аудиозаписей и видеофильмов. Общая продолжительность – 00:44:39. 8 uses of 'take' - David Copperfield 5 uses of 'dead' - The Hound of the Baskervilles 6 uses of 'pay' - The Piper of Hamelin 6 uses of 'set' - Far from the Madding Crowd 8 uses of the word 'turn' - Hansel & Gretel 8 ways to use the word 'look' - Pride and Prejudice 6 ways to...
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2011. - 540 p.
A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage is just what its name suggests: a straightforward, student-friendly grammar guide. The text’s modular lessons break down complex grammatical concepts with plain-language explanations, handy tips, and visual examples that show — rather than just tell — students how to recognize, correct, and learn to...
Routledge, 2015. — 203 p. — ISBN10: 0415713757. — ISBN13: 978-0415713757 From Words to Grammar is a different introduction to grammar for students. Taking a word-based approach to grammar, this innovative book introduces the subject through the analysis of over a hundred of the most commonly used English words. Each unit focuses on a different word class, using an analysis of...
Global ELT, 2011. — 69 pages. The aim of the series is to give students the chance to expand their vocabulary in different areas. Each unit deals with a common Vocabulary topic; the vocabulary is taught through a variety of exercises with lots of illustrations to make them more lively and interesting. Level C1 in this series has been written for students who are planning to...
1 edition. — Kogan Page, 2008. — 240 p. — ISBN-10: 0749449691, ISBN-13: 978-0749449698
Aimed at applicants for graduate or managerial jobs, How to Pass Advanced Verbal Reasoning Tests addresses the rising demand for more difficult preparation material. Offering unbeatable score-improving practice for online or pen and paper tests, it will help anyone prepare thoroughly and...
How to find the right word when you need it, structured exercises to boost your word power, clear explanations for everyday vocabulary problems. How To Books, 2001. — 208 pages. — Series: Word power. Language: English ISBN10: 1857037162 'You will never doubt your written English again.' London Evening Standard. 'Should be prescribed reading for all undergraduates and...
Oxford University Press, 2009. — ISBN 9780199574094, 019957409X. Using evidence from the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How is our language really being used? How do word meanings change? This entertaining book has the authoritative answers to...
Penguin Books, 2006. — 199 p. What do suicidal pandas, doped-up rock stars, and a naked Pamela Anderson have in common? They're all a heck of a lot more interesting than reading about predicate nominatives and hyphens. June Casagrande knows this and has invented a whole new twist on the grammar book. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is a laugh-out-loud funny collection of...
Amsco School Publications, 2004. — 270 p. Grammar and Usage for Better Writing is a basic workbook that can provide a foundation for further study in English grammar and usage. It will benefit students who are learning the essentials for the first time as well as those who wish to review concepts they have previously learned. The premise of this book is that understanding how...
Wadsworth Publishing, 2010. — 352 p. Master the basics of the English language with BASIC GRAMMAR AND USAGE! Covering the important rules of grammar, usage, and syntax, this developmental English text provides you with clear explanations and numerous examples to help you succeed. Exercises help you strengthen your grammar and the book-specific website has grammar reviews that...
HarperCollins India, 2011. — 311 p. — ISBN: 978-0007452743. Collins Easy Learning How to Use English is designed to help learners of all ages use individual words correctly, and choose the right words and structures for the meaning they want to convey. With its clear layout and simple explanations, this book is ideal for learners of English who want to improve their English for...
Collins, 2012. — 352 p. — ISBN: 0007450540. Collins Easy Learning English Vocabulary is designed to help learners of all ages build their vocabulary. This easy-to-use, topic-based book is an invaluable resource for students and teachers, and is ideal for use in the classroom and for home study. Collins Easy Learning English Vocabulary is a topic-based vocabulary book, covering...
5th edition. — Townsend Press, 2018. — 180 p. — ISBN-13 978-1-59194-524-6. The best Vocabulary Series just got better--with three new editions and updated digital offerings. With its signature words-in-context approach and abundance of lively, varied, and engaging activities, the Vocabulary Series has helped countless students expand their working vocabulary. Featuring hundreds...
Melville House, 2010. — 190 pages. ISBN: 1935554220 Delve into the hidden nature of words: An irresistible mix of information, curiosity, and fun Linguist Vivian Cook takes us on a brilliant series of excursions into the history and meaning of words: How do we learn words as a child? How are words born, and why do they die? Why do some never get spoken, and others never...
Second Edition. — Penguin Books, 2000. — 128 pages. — ISBN13: 978-0140289510; ISBN10: 0140289518. Why do we all employ "filler" phrases like "sort of" and "you know"? what is the difference between "attractive" and "not attractive"? when is a preposition the correct word to end a sentence with? and can it ever be acceptable to boldly split an infinitive? Many people care deeply...
Capital Community College 2002, Prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community College and for the general online public. The Guide to Grammar and Writing (including the "Principles of Composition") is meant to provide some suggestions about writing in a convenient, hyperlinked format. Be warned, however, that following all...
Поможет решить проблему выбора между этими очень похожими глаголами. Содержит устойчивые словосочетания, а также тренировочные упражнения. Предназначен для преподавателей и студентов.
2 edition. — Cliffs Notes, 2001. — 214 p. — (Cliffs Quick Review). — ISBN-10: 0764563939, ISBN-13: 978-0764563935 Effective writing is an essential communication skill that is necessary in personal relationships and in almost every profession. Fortunately, writing is a skill you can learn! Whether you are a high school or college student, a business writer, or just someone...
Mariner Books, 2004. — 368 p. — (A Harvest Test Preparation Book). — ISBN: 978-0-15-601382-6, 978-0-547-54589-9. An SAT and ACT vocabulary-building program in the lively form of a mystery novel. Now students who take these entrance exams can learn more than 1,300 vocabulary words, improve reading comprehension, and enjoy a good story all at the same time. Includes exercises,...
MacMillan, 2009. — 240 p. — ISBN: 0805091653. The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty's practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing style and word usage. Her first book, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, hit the...
Fourth Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2016.
This book is a successor to three editions (1998, 2003, 2009) of Garner’s Modern American Usage.
With more than a thousand new entries and more than 2,300 word-frequency ratios, the magisterial fourth edition of this book-now renamed Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU)-reflects usage lexicography at its finest. Garner...
Oxford University Press, 2022. — 1312 p. — ISBN 0197599028. The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictionary When Bryan Garner published the first edition of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage in 1999, the book quickly became one of the most influential style guides ever written for...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 1121 p. With this new edition, Oxford University Press has decided to rename the book Garner’s Modern English Usage—using English instead of American. That change restores what had been the idea behind the first edition. The implied global emphasis of English makes more sense today than ever before, given the book’s broadly inclusive approach to...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 1121 p. With this new edition, Oxford University Press has decided to rename the book Garner’s Modern English Usage—using English instead of American. That change restores what had been the idea behind the first edition. The implied global emphasis of English makes more sense today than ever before, given the book’s broadly inclusive approach to...
Particular Books, 2016. — 143 p. — ASIN B01624N48C, ISBN: 014197897X. Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something? In this provocative and hugely...
Irvine, Saddleback Publishing Inc., 2000. — 130 p.
The exercises in this worktext provide a fundamental introduction and review of the rules that govern Standard English.
Usage Notes are included throughout the text to reinforce the skills you already have and to alert you to common problem areas.
We wish you every success as you travel farther along the road to mastery of...
Hegarty Carol. — Irvine, Saddleback Publishing Inc., 2000. — 16 p.
Файл содержит только разделы "Class Record Chart" и "Answer Key".
The exercises in this worktext provide a fundamental introduction and review of the rules that govern Standard English.
Usage Notes are included throughout the text to reinforce the skills you already have and to alert you to common problem...
CSEA, 2006 - 44 pages.
This study guide is divided into three sections: grammar, usage, and punctuation. Each section begins with an explanation of what you need to know about the topic. Then you are given some practice questions similar to questions you are likely to find on Civil Service exams. Answers and explanations are included in the back of the book.
As you work on the...
3rd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 1995. — 161 p. ISBN: 0194321819
Advanced English Practice provides a wide choice ot language practice material for students preparing for the Cambridge Proficiency examination, or working at an equivalent level in universities or language schools. Its aim is to focus on areas of English with which students are already familiar, but which...
3rd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 1995. — 161 p. Advanced English Practice provides a wide choice of language practice material tor students preparing for the Cambridge Proficiency examination, or working at an equivalent level in universities or language schools. Its aim is to focus on areas of English with which students are already familiar, but which may need additional...
4th edition. — HarperCollins, 2019. — 800 p. This new edition of the Collins Cobuild English Usage is a modern, easy-to-use and in-depth guide to English usage, aimed at upper-intermediate and advanced learners and teachers of English. Collins Cobuild English Usage has been designed to help learners to use individual words correctly, and choose the right words and structures...
Prentice Hall, 1997. — 477 pp. This brief, spiral-bound handbook is ideal for writers who want a clear, concise, user-friendly reference beside them while they write. Its easy-to-navigate coverage offers a wide variety of traditional topics and ESL tips as well as the most current information on writing with computers, conducting online research, and using MLA, APA, Chicago...
UOC - Language Service, 2013 - 249 pages.
The contents of this Practical Guide to English Usage are designed to provide support for members of the university community who need to write in English. The Guide is based on the work carried out by the Language Service over the years since the UOC's founding to produce similar guides to aid the work of those writing in Catalan and...
Oxford University Press, 1975. — 256 p. — ISBN: 0194313182 This book, for foreign students, is a guide to the composition of idiomatic English. Idiom is as much a matter of correct word order as of wide vocabulary or knowledge of syntax: and in this book Mr Hornby describes and tabulates the chief English sentence and phrase patterns, and sets down the numerous idiomatic ways...
London: Oxford University Press, 1956. — 261 p. This book, for foreign students, is a guide to the composition of idiomatic English. Idiom is as much a matter of correct word order as of wide vocabulary or knowledge of syntax; and in this book Mr Hornby describes and tabulates the chief English sentence and phrase patterns, and sets down the numerous idiomatic ways of...
London: Oxford, 1956. — 261 p. This book, for foreign students, is a guide to the composition of idiomatic English. Idiom is as much a matter of correct word order as of wide vocabulary or knowledge of syntax; and in this book Mr Hornby describes and tabulates the chief English sentence and phrase patterns, and sets down the numerous idiomatic ways of expressing time-relations...
The Reader's Digest Association Limited, 1985. — 692 p. Taking readers on a tour through the minefield of the English language, this book provides a guide to correct modern usage, both written and spoken. Presented in alphabetical format, it contains articles which define and discuss the various parts of speech and the use of punctuation marks. Frequent confusions are highlighted...
W&N, 2015. — 517 p. — ISBN: 978-0-297-87194-1 Are standards of English alright - or should that be all right? To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about ending a sentence with preposition, or for that matter beginning one with 'and'? We learn language by instinct, but good English, the pedants tell us, requires rules. Yet, as Oliver Kamm demonstrates, many of...
W&N, 2015. — 137 p. — ISBN: 978-0-297-87194-1 Are standards of English alright - or should that be all right? To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about ending a sentence with preposition, or for that matter beginning one with 'and'? We learn language by instinct, but good English, the pedants tell us, requires rules. Yet, as Oliver Kamm demonstrates, many of...
Geddes & Grosset, 2013. — 172 p. — (Webster's Word Power). — ISBN10: 184205760X, ISBN13: 978-1842057605. Useful to both students of Standard English in schools and colleges as well as learners of English as a foreign language. This book explains common mistakes in English and how to correct your use of the language. Useful to both students of Standard English in schools and...
2nd Ed. — McGraw-Hill Education, 2012. — 279 p. — ISBN10: 0071799907. — ISBN13: 978-0071799904 Who or Whom? / Its or It's / Lie or Lay? Can't remember those grueling grammar lessons from junior high? Troubled that your professional writing lacks polish? Stop worrying! You've just picked up the painless prescription for proper English! Acclaimed grammarians Mark Lester and Larry...
2nd Ed. — McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. — 252 p. — ISBN: 978-0-07-179991-1. Who or Whom? / Its or It's / Lie or Lay? Can't remember those grueling grammar lessons from junior high? Troubled that your professional writing lacks polish? Stop worrying! You've just picked up the painless prescription for proper English! Acclaimed grammarians Mark Lester and Larry Beason know that...
3nd Ed. — McGraw-Hill Education, 2018. — 448 p. The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situation English teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. Whether your skills need drastic improvement or a...
3rd Ed. — McGraw-Hill Education, 2018. — 448 p. — ISBN: 978-1260121674. The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situation English teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices. Precision in language can be the deciding factor when it comes to getting a job or winning a promotion. Whether your skills need...
LearningExpress, 1998. — xiv, 203 pages. — ISBN: 157685082X. 'Practical Vocabulary' was specially designed for students and busy adults who need to improve basic vocabulary skills quickly to move ahead at work and in the classroom. Through a self-contained program of 20 lessons that take just 20 minutes a day to complete, this book provides an easy route to vocabulary mastery....
LearningExpress, 1998. — xiv, 203 pages. — ISBN: 157685082X. 'Practical Vocabulary' was specially designed for students and busy adults who need to improve basic vocabulary skills quickly to move ahead at work and in the classroom. Through a self-contained program of 20 lessons that take just 20 minutes a day to complete, this book provides an easy route to vocabulary mastery....
New York, London, Boston: Routledge Revivals, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. — XIV, 167 p. This book examines the changing patterns in English usage and style. It encourages a constructive attitude to language, demonstrating the creative resources of grammar, discussing in detail the options of written style, and challenging the authoritarian spirit that inhibits usage. The...
Ludlow: Merlin Unwin, 2013. — 120 p. A flock of birds, even a skein of geese perhaps, but a cete of badgers, or a grist of bees? The collective nouns of animals and birds have long inspired and intrigued us. Many have their roots in medieval times, in particular applied to those creatures hunted by man, and subject to the etiquette of their proper group names. Author Steve Palin...
1989, Englang books, 48 p. A Guidebook for Foreign Teachers and Learners of English (ELT Grammar): A Guidebook for Foreign Teachers and Learners of English Myths about pronunciation Myths about vocabulary and usage Myths about grammar
Three Rivers Press, 2015. — 208 p. — ISBN: 1101904534. An irreverent lexicon of the seemingly infinite ways we call bullshit, written by a McSweeney's columnist and etymologist, illustrated by a New Yorker-contributing cartoonist. What's the difference between "balderdash" and "drivel"? Where did "mumbo-jumbo" come from? How should you use "meadow mayonnaise"? What's...
Penguin Group , 2014. — 280 pages. — ISBN: 978-1-61564-450-6 Mastering the details of English grammar and style can be a slow and painful process. With clear, no-nonsense explanations and examples, Idiots Guides: Grammar and Style makes learning the finer points of the English language easy. The book focuses on what people really need to know - the mechanics of writing, the...
2 edition. — Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 924 p. — ISBN: 0521878217 The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage is an up-to-date, evidence-based account of the variable points in Australian usage and style, in alphabetical format. Its description of Australian English uses a wealth of primary sources (linguistic corpora; the internet; public surveys of usage,...
Cambridge University Press, 2004. — xii, 608 pages. — ISBN-13 978-0-511-19563-1. Providing an indispensable new A-Z reference to English usage for the twenty-first century, this guide covers more than 3000 points of word meaning, spelling, punctuation, grammar and style on which students, teachers, writers and editors regularly require guidance. It also addresses larger issues...
Cambridge University Press, 2004. — xii, 608 pages. — ISBN13: 978-0-511-19563-1. The Cambridge Guide to English Usage is an A–Z reference book, giving an up-to-date account of the debatable issues of English usage and written style. Its advice draws a wealth of recent research and data from very large corpora of American and British English – illuminating their many divergences...
Pearson Education, 2000. — 422 p. Adults often begin writing and realized that they don’t remember all the rules they learned in Mrs. Peacock’s 8th grade English class. Most adults in the workplace today have purchased — on at least one occasion — a writing guide. Grammar, style, punctuation, sentence structure and irregular verbs are all elements of grammar and style that we...
Pearson Education, 2000. — 450 p.
This book teaches the fundamentals of English grammar. The good news is
that you probably know most of these rules. You’ve been speaking and writ-
ing since you were a kid. You probably have an inner knack for being able to
tell if a sentence is wrong or right; however, if you’re like most people, you
probably can’t say why. This book will...
Some foreign students find English very difficult, some others find it quite easy. There is one thing, however, on which they all agree: English sounds are vague, complicated, often confusing and totally inconsistent as regards punctuation.
This book is an exhaustive compilation of the most curious words that can be found in the language. It will serve students as a reference...
Second Edition. Alpha, 2003. — 404 pages. — ISBN: 1592571158. Part 1: No Uncertain Terms 1 Are You Grammarphobic? Probe your feeling about grammar and get clear definitions for grammar, usage, mechanics, and style. 2 Conan the Grammarian Discover the most common grammar errors, assess your own writing strengths, and find out how you can improve your writing—right now! Part 2:...
Second Edition. Alpha, 2003. — 404 pages. ISBN: 1592571158. You’re no idiot, of course. You’ve probably written your share of book reports,, term papers, e-mails, and thank you notes. The rules of writing can be confusing, however, and might result in final drafts riddled with gaffes, typos, and errors! The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grammar and Style, Second Edition, will take...
2nd edition. — Alfa, 2003. — 432 p. — ISBN13: 978- 1592571154. — (Complete Idiot's Guides) You're no idiot, of course. You've probably written your share of book reports,, term papers, e-mails, and thank you notes. The rules of writing can be confusing, however, and might result in final drafts riddled with gaffes, typos, and errors! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and...
Oxford University Press, 1987. — 120 p. — ISBN-10: 0194311899, ISBN-13: 978-0194311892
An alphabetical guide to the most common problems of grammar and vocabulary.
Basic English Usage: Exercises contains over 200 exercises on the most important topics dealt with in Basic English Usage. The exercises are varied to suit the topics and the needs of the user and are suitable for...
2nd Edition. — HarperCollins, 2013. — 817 p. The new second edition of the Collins COBUILD English Usage has been specially designed for upper-intermediate and advanced students and teachers of English. Its comprehensive coverage of different areas of the English language helps learners to use the language naturally and effectively. Collins COBUILD English Usage has been...
2nd Edition. — HarperCollins, 2013. — 817 p. The new second edition of the Collins COBUILD English Usage has been specially designed for upper-intermediate and advanced students and teachers of English. Its comprehensive coverage of different areas of the English language helps learners to use the language naturally and effectively. Collins COBUILD English Usage has been...
Sourcebooks, 2006. — 368 pages. — ISBN13: 978-1-4022-0740-2, ISBN10: 1-4022-0740-9. The Mountain Man’s Field Guide to Grammar is the brainchild of a man who loved to write, but hated learning the rules. Conquer new frontiers with this fresh & outrageous take on grammar! The Mountain Man’s Field Guide to Grammar – with its fresh, witty, and humorous style – turns the stuffy old...
Издательство неизвестно The English Grammar course serves as an excellent help for all learners of English. The course contains over 3,000 exercises which facilitate mastering the use of English grammar structures. Tasks are ordered thematically and gathered in 10 lessons of ascending level of difficulty. It is a perfect way to understand and become fluent in using grammar...
Издательство неизвестно The English Grammar course serves as an excellent help for all learners of English. The course contains over 3,000 exercises which facilitate mastering the use of English grammar structures. Tasks are ordered thematically and gathered in 10 lessons of ascending level of difficulty. It is a perfect way to understand and become fluent in using grammar...
Издательство неизвестно The English Grammar course serves as an excellent help for all learners of English. The course contains over 3,000 exercises which facilitate mastering the use of English grammar structures. Tasks are ordered thematically and gathered in 10 lessons of ascending level of difficulty. It is a perfect way to understand and become fluent in using grammar...
Издательство неизвестно The English Grammar course serves as an excellent help for all learners of English. The course contains over 3,000 exercises which facilitate mastering the use of English grammar structures. Tasks are ordered thematically and gathered in 10 lessons of ascending level of difficulty. It is a perfect way to understand and become fluent in using grammar...
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. — 287 p. — ISBN 0 19 431187 2. Учебник построен с учетом типичных ошибок тех, для кого английский является иностранным языком. The purpose of this book: This is a practical guide to common problems in English grammar and usage. It is written for foreign students who would like to know more about English, and who want to avoid mistakes....
Houghton Mifflin, 1996. — ISBN-13 978-0395767856. This book is designed to inform you about current problems in English usage so you can make intelligent decisions when communicating. When confronted with a choice about a usage, you may ask yourself a number of questions: Has this usage been criticized for some reason in the past? If so, are these criticisms substantial? What...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996. — 290 р. A lively and accessible introduction to English usage provides a close-up look at--and explanations of--a range of grammatical problems, including grammar, style, diction, pronunciation, word formation, gender, social groups, and science terms. Simultaneous.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005. — 528 p. — ISBN-10: 0618604995, ISBN-13: 978-0618604999 The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style is a comprehensive survey of controversies and conundrums in English usage, grammar and style. Written by the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary, the Guide discusses an extensive variety of languge problems, including...
Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. — 621 p. — ISBN: 0-415-05102-91. Over the years many handbooks of English usage have been published, but International English Usage differs from its predecessors in two important ways. First of all, it acknowledges that speakers of English have won some of the battles with "prescriptivists" who for as long as usage books have been written,...
4th edition. — Kogan Page, 2010. — vi, 178 p. — ISBN: 9780749456962. Verbal reasoning or literacy tests are commonly used for selection and assessment purposes in order to establish how competent candidates are in their use of English. How to Pass Verbal Reasoning Tests will help you prepare for such tests and gain the confidence to succeed. There is expert advice on improving...
A&C Black, 2013. — 219 p. How to Sound Really Clever explains and illustrates over 600 words that can outfox us, such as 'condign', 'Zelig-like' and 'agitprop'. This is the sequel to the successful How to Sound Clever (2010) which taught you 600 words you really ought to know but haven't had the time to look up in the dictionary. Each entry features an etymological description...
4th Edition. — LearningExpress, 2009. — 196 p. — (Skill Builders). — ISBN: 1-57685-545-7. This book is part of the Success in 20 minutes a Day series, a proven program, now revamped, with an eye-catching, modern design and updates throughout.This invaluable skill-building guide features: a pretest, pinpointing strengths and weaknesses; hundreds of exercises in test format for...
5th Edition. — LearningExpress, 2009. — 196 p. — (Skill Builders). This book is part of the Success in 20 minutes a Day series, a proven program, now revamped, with an eye-catching, modern design and updates throughout.This invaluable skill-building guide features:a pretest, pinpointing strengths and weaknesses; hundreds of exercises in test format for essential practice,...
Oxford University Press—1994.— 320 p.
English usage is a subject as wide as the English language itself. By far the greater part of usage, however, raises no controversies and poses no problems for native speakers of English, just because it is their natural idiom. In the Guide the subject of usage is divided into four fields: word formation, pronunciation, vocabulary, and...
Ростов-на-Дону: Южный федеральный университет, 2014. — 248 с. — ISBN: 978-5-9275-1244-7. Монография посвящена детальному прагмасемантическому анализу вопроса-переспроса в англоязычном диалогическом единстве, который позволяет по-новому квалифицировать лингвистический статус рассматриваемого языкового феномена и дает возможность представить его непротиворечивую классификацию,...
М.: Высшая школа, 1987. — 192 с. Пособие содержит материал по одной из наиболее трудных тем английской грамматики - употреблению глагольных форм. Оно состоит из справочника, включающего сведения о значении и правилах употребления личных форм английского глагола, и разнообразных упражнений, помогающих студенту научиться правильному, сознательному и активному употреблению этих форм...
ЛитРес: Самиздат, 2020. — 40 с. Справочник. Настоящий справочник представляет собой сборник кратких статей об английском языке. В разноплановых статьях рассматриваются вопросы грамматики, типичных ошибок, произношения, идиоматики и лексики. Справочник является обобщением многолетнего профессионального опыта автора в переводческой и преподавательской деятельности. Издание станет...
М.: Эксмо, 2016. — 256 с. — ISBN: 978-5-699-78167-6.
На самом деле британцы и американцы не любят вельветовые диваны, сатиновые вечерние платья и клубнику с кремом. Это все проделки «ложных друзей переводчика». В этой книге собраны самые распространенные коварные слова, которые сбивают с толку даже опытных переводчиков, не говоря уже о зеленых новичках! С ней легко научиться...
М.: Эксмо, 2016. — 256 с. — ISBN: 978-5-699-78167-6.
На самом деле британцы и американцы не любят вельветовые диваны, сатиновые вечерние платья и клубнику с кремом. Это все проделки «ложных друзей переводчика». В этой книге собраны самые распространенные коварные слова, которые сбивают с толку даже опытных переводчиков, не говоря уже о зеленых новичках! С ней легко научиться...
М.: Эксмо, 2016 — 256 с. — ISBN: 978-5-699-78167-6.
На самом деле британцы и американцы не любят вельветовые диваны, сатиновые вечерние платья и клубнику с кремом. Это все проделки «ложных друзей переводчика». В этой книге собраны самые распространенные коварные слова, которые сбивают с толку даже опытных переводчиков, не говоря уже о зеленых новичках! С ней легко научиться...
М.: Эксмо, 2016 — 256 с. — ISBN: 978-5-699-78167-6.
На самом деле британцы и американцы не любят вельветовые диваны, сатиновые вечерние платья и клубнику с кремом. Это все проделки «ложных друзей переводчика». В этой книге собраны самые распространенные коварные слова, которые сбивают с толку даже опытных переводчиков, не говоря уже о зеленых новичках! С ней легко научиться...
Москва: Эксмо, 2016. — 256 с.: ил. — (Выбор лучших преподавателей). — ISBN: 978-5-699-78167-6. На самом деле британцы и американцы не любят вельветовые диваны, сатиновые вечерние платья и клубнику с кремом. Это все проделки «ложных друзей переводчика». В этой книге собраны самые распространенные коварные слова, которые сбивают с толку даже опытных переводчиков, не говоря уже о...
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Пособие дает возможность школьникам и поступающим в вузы, а также всем изучающим английский язык, проверить степень усвоения грамматики английского языка в объеме школьной программы и устранить выявленные пробелы. Полнота охвата грамматических тем и пять уровней сложностей тестов позволяют использовать пособие на различных этапах изучения...
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Пособие дает возможность школьникам и поступающим в вузы, а также всем изучающим английский язык, проверить степень усвоения грамматики английского языка в объеме школьной программы и устранить выявленные пробелы. Полнота охвата грамматических тем и пять уровней сложностей тестов позволяют использовать пособие на различных этапах изучения...
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