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1) Concise Oxford American dictionary

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

2) Dictionary of Americanisms: a glossary of words and phrases, usually regarded as peculiar to the United States

Author

Bartlett, John Russell

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

3) Garner's modern American usage

Author

Garner, Bryan A

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

English

4) Homophones and homographs: an American dictionary

Author

Hobbs, James B

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

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"This expanded fourth edition defines and cross-references 9,026 homophones and 2,127 homographs. This edition serves well where even the most modern spell-checkers and word processors fail--although rain, reign, and rein may be spelled correctly, the context in which these words may appropriately be used is not obvious to a computer"--Provided by publisher

5) Essential American idioms: makes idioms, clichés, and phrases easy to understand and to use

Author

Spears, Richard A

Series

NTC reference

Publisher

NTC Publishing Group

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

6) Talk the talk: the slang of 65 American subcultures

Author

Reid, Luc

Publisher

Writer's Digest Books

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

7) The buzzword dictionary

Author

Walston, John

Publisher

Marion Street Press

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

8) Barron's American slang dictionary and thesaurus

Author

Mary Elizabeth

Publisher

Barron's Educational Series

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

9) War slang: American fighting words and phrases since the Civil War

Author

Dickson, Paul

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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From the homegrown "boodle" of the 19th century to current "misunderstandistan" in the Middle East, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Author Paul Dickson introduces some of the "new words and phrases born of conflict, boredom, good humor, bad food, new technology, and the pure horror of war." This newly updated reference extends to the post-9/11 world and the American military...