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1	Made in America more books like this by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson, author of the national bestseller The Mother Tongue, takes an informed and affectionate look at the history of the U.S. from the perspective of language and popular culture.. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The new Oxford picture dictionary more books like this by E C Parnwell, Melodye Rosales (Illustrator), Bob Giuliani (Illustrator) Pictures convey meaning more clearly than words alone. This dictionary is a unique language learning tool for students of English. It provides students with a glance at American lifestyle, as well as a compendium of 2,400 useful vocabulary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.88! \| SVS
3	The American Heritage College Dictionary more books like this by American Heritage Dictionary This all-new edition presents the very best that a college dictionary can offer. Every aspect of the dictionary has been updated and revised. This edition features an accessible and readable defining style, helpful usage guidance, and an attractive page design with more than 2,500 photos and drawings that enhance the definitions and invite ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Garner's Modern American Usage more books like this by Bryan A Garner Painstakingly researched with copious citations from books, newspapers, and news magazines, this new edition has become the classic reference work praised by professional copy editors. see all copies from $21.03! new only from $22.84! \| SVS
5	American Language more books like this by Professor H L Mencken Famed editor H. L. Menken's exhaustive study of the American language and how it became distinctly its own was originally published in 1919. Mencken himself supplemented it in the 1940s. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $38.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	American Accent Training more books like this by Ann Cook Targeted to foreign-born business people working, traveling, or going to school in the U.S., this guide can help eliminate the speaker's accent through training in the rhythms and sound-flow of English as it is spoken in North America. Includes five CDs, colored markers, and a hand mirror. Pkg. see all copies from $20.00! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
7	The New Oxford American Dictionary more books like this by Erin McKean (Editor) Produced by Oxford's American Dictionaries Program, and drawing on the expertise of scores of American scholars and advisors, this dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. see all copies from $20.34! new only from $27.58! \| SVS
8	Strictly Speaking: Will America Be the Death of English? more books like this by Edwin Newman Admiring colleagues have called Edwin Newman an antipollutant, sensibly sardonic, a rare bird, a genial intellect, a man nobody is going to fool anywhere, anytime, anyway. In his book, Strictly Speaking, these qualities are joined. Newman's wry eye focuses on the sorry state of the English language as a reflection of the sad state of American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	How to Speak Southern more books like this by Steve Mitchell With this hilarious audio program, authors Mitchell and Rawls teach listeners how to "talk right". A witty, tongue-in-cheek presentation that pokes good-natured fun at the South and its unique ways. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.06! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus more books like this by Oxford University Press First time in paperback! From Oxford University Press, renowned for educational and reference works, comes this one-of-a-kind reference book that combines both the essential language tools--dictionary "and" thesaurus--in a single, integrated A-to-Z volume. Thoroughly up-to-date, it includes new words and meanings for the '90s. It offers more than ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| SVS
11	Do You Speak American? more books like this by Robert MacNeil, William Cran The companion volume to a PBS special, this is the tale of the surprising discoveries the authors made while interviewing a host of native speakers and observing everyday verbal interactions across the country. High school & older. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Webster's New World dictionary of the American language more books like this by David Bernard Guralnik A dictionary for grades four through eight giving pronunciation, part-of-speech, definitions, and phrase and sentence illustrations for each entry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.40! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The New Oxford American Dictionary more books like this by Elizabeth J Jewell (Editor), Frank R Abate (Editor) An American dictionary in the Oxford tradition features 200,000 entries boasting examples drawn from real language. Oxford researchers worldwide constantly monitor print publications, electronic media, and the Internet to glean new entries such as clickstream, glucosamine, and meals on wheels. 1,600 illustrations. see all copies from $8.90! new only from $23.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions more books like this by Richard A Spears, Ph.D. Now available in softbound, the revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.03!
15 view cover	How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide more books like this by Howard Mohr Based in part on material written for "A Prairie Home Companion", How to Talk Minnesotan will help visitors to Minnesota keep from sticking out like sore thumbs when they don't know the difference between "not too bad a deal" and "a heckuva deal". Illustrated with line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States more books like this by Bill Bryson On the coattails of THE MOTHER TONGUE, this book explores specifically American issues with the English language. It is in effect a history of the United States from a linguist's perspective. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language more books like this by Ilan Stavans In exploring the formation of Spanglish, award-winning essayist Ilan Stavans reflects on, andalso codifies, the most transforming linguisticphenomena in America in the last one hundredyears -- one that may predict our future as a nation and that of our entire hemisphere. No tool is more useful in understanding the changes inculture than language ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Modern American Usage more books like this by Wilson Follett, Jacques Barzun (Editor) A classic that belongs on the shelf with Roget, Bartlett, and Fowler, "Modern American Usage" describes recent changes in modern English usage, rather than prescribing the rules that help us understand them. The convenient alphabetical format allows readers to easily and quickly zero in on troubling words and phrases. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.85! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English more books like this by John McWhorter A barbed rebuttal to the conservative view that popular culture is destroying the English language. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	The American Heritage College Dictionary more books like this by Houghton Mifflin Company (Creator) This updated dictionary has an accessible and readable defining style, helpful usage guidance, and an attractive design, with more than 2,500 photographs and drawings that enhance the definitions and invite sustained reading. see all copies from $7.95! new only from $9.95!
21 view cover	A Dictionary of Modern American Usage more books like this by Bryan A. Garner (Editor) This book - a detailed explanation and defense of standard American English - contains more than 700 pages of crisp, authoritative guidance on hundreds of questions of grammar and usage. A Dictionary of Modern American Usage treats all these topics and more: basic grammar, as well as advanced nuances; word preferences and shades of meaning; ... see all copies from $5.63! first editions
22	Dictionary of American slang more books like this by Harold Wentworth see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23	A Browser's Dictionary, and Native's Guide to the Unknown American Language more books like this by John Ciardi see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts: A Detailed Guide to Real-Life Conversation and Small Talk more books like this by Richard A Spears, Ph.D. This guide helps new speakers unravel the mystery of colloquial American speech. Each of the 1,700 entries includes a mini-dialogue that dramatizes the meaning and use of phrases in greetings, goodbyes, and in small talk. see all copies from $3.57! new only from $7.07! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Webster's New World Dictionary of American English more books like this by Merriam-Webster Newly updated throughout to reflect our changing language and evolving social, cultural, political, and scientific world, Webster's New World College Dictionary is the best language guide for today's Information Age. Recognized for more than forty years as the unsurpassed language authority -- and selected by America's leading newspapers and wire ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.48! \| SVS

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