Examines the state of the English language in the United States. Describes the influence of Spanish, media saturation, "Valley Girl" and "Surfer Dude" dialects, and Black English.
A dictionary of more than 200 million contemporary American English words and phrases. Provides major meaning(s) of a word, related senses, and connected meanings. Definitions have corresponding examples of word usage.
This dictionary provides 12,000 examples of usage for over 8500 idiomatic forms in American English. A phrase-finder index helps the reader to identify and locate partially remembered expressions.
