Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook

ThemostcomprehensivereferenceforunderstandingandapplyingAmericanidiomsThelargestbarriertofluencyinEnglishistheabilitytounderstandanduseidiomaticlanguage.Webster′sNewWorldAmericanIdiomsHandbookwalksreadersthroughlearningandusingAmericanidioms,withcompleteexplanationsforover1,000idioms.Emphasizingacquisition,application,andunderstanding,thisbookoffersalltheinformationreadersneedtoknowaboutwhen,where,why,andhowtousethem.Itincludesawealthofexamplestoprovideuserswithcontext–andthethoroughexplanationshelpreadersidentifywhichidiomsareappropriateforwhichsituations.Anextensiveindexallowseasy,helpfulaccesstoindividualidiomssothattheycanbefoundquickly.GailBrenner(SantaCruz,CA)isanIntensiveEnglishLanguageProgramcoursedeveloperandinstructorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz.Brennerhasworkedinthepublicschools,specializedlanguageprograms,privatebusiness,andtheuniversity–whereshenowteachesAdvancedGrammar,TOEFLPreparation,andPronunciation.SheistheauthoroftheupcomingInglésParaDummies(0–7645–5427–1).