Originally published as two distinct collections, "Depraved andInsulting English" brings to light the language's most offensiveand obscene words--words that have fallen out of today's lexiconbut will no doubt delight, amuse, and in some cases provesurprisingly useful. Who hasn't searched for the right word todescribe a colleague's maschalephidrosis (runaway armpitperspiration) or a boss's pleonexia (insane greed)? And what betterway is there to insult the scombroid landlord (resembling amackerel) or that tumbrel of a brother-in-law (a person who isdrunk to the point of vomiting) than by calling him by his rightfulname? A compact compendium of ingenious words for anyone who's beentongue-tied, flabbergasted, or dumbfounded, "Depraved and InsultingEnglish" supplies the appropriate vocabulary for any occasion. Wordlovers, chronic insulters, berayers, bescumbers, and bespewers needfear no more--finding the correct word to wow your friends orsilence your enemies just got a whole lot easier.

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A quick reference for people with grammar questions and anexcellent primer foranyone learning the basics, Essentials ofEnglish Grammar features a glossary ofgrammar terms and updatedcoverage of stylistic conventions.Easy-to-follow examples guide youthrough the rules for parts of speech,punctuation, capitalization,spelling, frequently confused words, and much moreAlso included areimportant style tips on how to write with economy, clarity,andaccuracy. An indispensable, easy-to-use reference to the English language,Essentials ofEnglish Grammar includes information on

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Compiled from G.L. Apperson's original and painstaking research of nearly three thousand works dating as far back as the twelfth century and earlier, and built upon the foundations of the great Oxford English Dictionary, the Dictionary of Proverbs traces the origins and history of English proverbs and proverbial phrases. The original author has avoided the purely aphoristic and moral, which have little claim to proverbial use, and has codified this notoriously verbal rather than literary form in a way which earned the gratitude of the compilers of the Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs. The proverbs are grouped alphabetically and by subject, with copious cross-references throughout, rendering the dictionary as great a joy to consult as it is to browse through. This new edition includes over 500 new entries covering new examples, such as The customer is always right, There's no such thing as a free lunch, If it ain't broke, don't fix it, Life is too short to stuff a mushroom, and The family that prays togethe

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It's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the Englishwords out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese. This handy,easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and gives the basicphrases you need while traveling, asking directions, or orderingfood at a restaurant. It also includes phrases for medical or legalemergencies, as well as terminology for hotels, airports, and soon. But most of all, it's just plain fun!

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This edition of Webster's New World Thesaurus derives ulti-mately from Charlton Laird's original thesaurus, which was firstpublished in 1948 under the title Laird's Promptory. A ioneer-ing work, the Promptory established the pattern of arrangingentries in alphabetical order, thus making it unnecessary to con-sult a separate index. This arrangement has since been widelyadopted by other publishers. The entry arrangement and editorial principles of the origi-nal are still much in evidence in the present edition. The workdraws heavily on the successful innovations of its redecessorsand offers new contributions drawn from the evolving database ofnew words in American English recorded by the staff of Webster'sNew World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition. The style of thethesaurus entries now corresponds to that of the larger, hard-cover edition (Webster's New World Roget A-Z Thesaurus, 1999),and the typefaces and page layout match those of the companionpaperback volume, Webster's New World Dictionary (200

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This is the book on all of Tolkien's invented languages,spoken by hobbits, elves, and men of Middle-earth -- a dicitonaryof fourteen languages, an English-Elvish glossary, all the runesand alphabets, and material on Tolkien the linguist.

Chinglish offers a humorous and insightful look at misuses of the English language in Chinese street signs, products, and advertising. A long-standing favorite of English speaking tourists and visitors, Chinglish is now quickly becoming a culture relic: in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese government is determined to wipe out incorrect English usage.