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English
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An expat's witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave readers gobsmacked In That's Not English, the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration of a historic and fascinating cultural divide. In each of the thirty chapters, Erin Moore explains a different word we use that says more about us than we think....
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203 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 26 cm
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English
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"From the creator of the New York Times dialect quiz that ignited conversations about how and why we say the words we say, a ... delightful exploration of American language"--Amazon.com.
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xxvi, 2018 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
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English
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From the Publisher: As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available. The dictionary draws on the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus...
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