americanisms

Alphabetical entries on American popular culture, from M&M's to the First Amendment.

A writer's guide to life in America from the passing of the National Prohibition Act in 1919 through the end of World War II in 1945, covering popular slang, prohibition, the Depression, World War II, crime, transportation, fashion, radio, and music and dance.

On t.p.: Colloquialisms and catchphrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, and vulgarisms.

On t.p.: An illustrated history of words and phrases from our lively and splendid past.

Offers an integrated blend of dictionary and thesaurus entries, with more than 200,000 definitions and 300,000 synonyms, including new words and senses, English expressions from around the world, selected proverbs, and other reference material.

Presents a guide to American English, in a workbook format, and includes information on words, common expressions, metaphors, idioms, well-known quotations, and cultural insights and a informal history.

Teaches English as a second language through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.

Presents over 2,400 vocabulary words for English language learners, contextualized in color illustrations, covering such subject areas as food, transportation, animals, occupations, and the rooms of a house.

A guide to everyday American words and phrases including a number of slang, informal, and technical words and phrases.

Lists 250,000 synonyms and antonyms in alphabetical order including slang words, and words of recent origin.