基本信息出版社：Merriam-Webster
页码：185 页
出版日期：2008年09月
ISBN：0877796823
International Standard Book Number：0877796823
条形码：9780877796824
EAN：9780877796824
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Practical Guides for English Learners

内容简介 A learner's guide to American English slang and its usage when speaking and writing in informal contexts. Noted ESL and EFL teacher Orin Hargraves explains which rules of grammar change (and are sometimes ignored), which words and phrases may be considered inappropriate or offensive, and common ways American pronunciation changes when slang is used. Provides invaluable assistance in identifying slang and how Americans use it.
作者简介 Orin Hargraves is the author or editor of six books and numerous articles about language. He is a noted lexicographer whose latest books include Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions; New Words; Slang Rules!; and Spell It!, the official study guide for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He is the book review editor of Dictionaries, the journal of the Dictionary Society of North America.