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Index
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PROLOGUE TO THE THIRD REVISED EDITION
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
GUIDE TO THE USE OF THIS BOOK
Chapter One AMERICAN SPOKEN HERE—ENGLISH UNDERSTOOD
Chapter Two PROVERBS, SLOGANS, AND APHORISMS
Chapter Three POPULAR AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS
Chapter Four PROVERBIAL COMMENTARIES Some Wise, Some Witty, and Some Just Historical
Chapter Five SIMILES AND METAPHORS INDICATING EXTREMES
Chapter Six AMERICAN SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISMS
ANIMAL KINGDOM
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
FOOD, DRINK, COOKING & CULINARY ARTS
GAMES AND SPORTS
HUMAN BODY, THE
LEGAL, LAW NFORCEMENT, AND CRIME
MEDICINE AND PHARMACEUTICALS
MILITARY
SENSES & FEELINGS
TRANSPORTATION
Chapter Seven BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH (and Vice Versa)
British-American
AUTOMOTIVE, AIRCRAFT, AND TRANSPORTATION
AMERICAN VS. BRITISH ENGLISH
Chapter Eight WORLDWIDE ENGLISH
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH
INDIAN ENGLISH
IRISH ENGLISH
SCOTTISH ENGLISH
SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH
Chapter Nine FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES FREQUENTLY USED IN ENGLISH
LATIN
FRENCH
GERMAN
ITALIAN
JAPANESE
SPANISH
YIDDISH
Chapter Ten COMMON AMERICAN LEGAL TERMS
Chapter Eleven COMMON AMERICAN MEDICAL TERMS
Chapter Twelve BUSINESS COLLOQUIALISMS, SLANG, AND ACRONYMS
Chapter Thirteen ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND INITIALISMS
ACRONYMS
ABBREVIATIONS AND INITIALISMS
Clothing Sizes and Colors
Streets and Roads
Times and Dates
Medical, Science, and Math
Radio and Television
Weights and Measures
Degrees and Titles
Geography
Businesses & Organizations
Commerce and Education
Grammar, Literature, and Writing
General Use
Chapter Fourteen ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND INITIALISMS IN THE COMPUTER, INTERNET AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES
Chapter Fifteen FROM WHERE DO YOU HAIL?
Chapter Sixteen FOR THE SYMBOL MINDED
Chapter Seventeen CURRENCIES OF THE WORLD
Chapter Eighteen INTERNATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
Chapter Nineteen THE BIRDS AND THE TREES
ANIMAL KINGDOM TERMINOLOGY
FLOWERS
BIRDS
FISH
TREES
Color Commentaries
POSTSCRIPT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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