Delahunty, Andrew

Explains the meanings of allusions used in modern English, describing where the allusions originated, which ones are the most popular, and who created them.

Explains in detail foreign words and phrases that are regularly encountered in American and British English. Entries cover the date of each word's introduction into English, language of origin, definition, pronunciation, and usage and background. Second edition omits some words found in the first edition and includes others.

Presents an illustrated thesaurus containing over one thousand synonyms, opposites and word families, designed to help young readers and writers develop their vocabulary and to introduce them to the using good language skills.