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| Title : | What You Need to Know about English - Proverbs & Sayings |
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| ISBN : | 981 4107 43 3 | |
| Specifications : | 210 x 150 mm, 192 pages | |
| Target Readers : | Adult learners and language teachers | |
| Publication Date : | 7/1/2003 | |
| Published Price : | Upon Request | |
| About the Book | ||
| This book covers more than 300 popular proverbs and sayings that foreign learners are likely to come across in their study of English or in their contact with native speakers of the language. In addition to the example sentences, there are also notes to explain the origins of some sayings. Where relevant, similar or opposite sayings to the ones being explained are also given. | ||
| Features | ||
| * Containing 300 popular proverbs and sayings * Clear explanations supported by numerous examples * Useful language notes * Exercises and answer key |
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| Author/Compiler : | Betty Kirkpatrick, a graduate of Edinburgh University, has had a long
and distinguished career as editor, publisher and writer of English
reference books. She was the editor of the Chambers Twentieth
Century Dictionary, the editor of Roget’s Thesaurus, the compiler of
the Oxford Paperback Thesaurus, and language consultant to the
Encarta World English Dictionary. Rowena Knox has an honours degree in French from Durham University. She is an experienced editor of primary and secondary textbooks, and has worked for British publishers such as the Longman Group and Evans Brothers. |
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