10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
This Book Rules!,
May 6, 2009 Tim Collins (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners (Practical Guides for English Learners) (Paperback)
Slang is an essential part of any language, and SLANG RULES gives learners of English tools they need to understand the language they hear around them every day, as well as how to use (or not use) it correctly.
As an ESL teacher and a professor of teacher educator for over 30 years, I know that students yearn to develop natural speech, which includes slang, colloquialisms, and other language that might not be in a dictionary, but which they encounter every day online, at school, and at their workplaces. SLANG RULES teaches common phrases such as cheapskate, out of whack, sting operation, lose your edge, kvetch, bummer and common elisions (coulda, woulda) which are not in dictionaries. I enjoyed seeing beamer, but probably because I have one (a BMW, that is)!
SLANG RULES presents this common vocabulary and, in a feature very useful for language learners, tells whether the slang is current or old-fashioned, and gives tips on usage. Words that are offensive are...Read more
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I really liked this book!,
September 15, 2009 Rocket Man "Rocket Man" (SD, California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners (Practical Guides for English Learners) (Paperback)
It was an excellent teacher on slang. Easy to read and follow along with. From Merriam-Webster.
Interesting book,
December 10, 2010 amerson - See all my reviews
This review is from: Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners (Practical Guides for English Learners) (Paperback)
I found this book in a bookstore and felt it interesting. So I searched on Amazon and found a decent price
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