Lend Me Your Ears: The Puffin Book of Elocution Pieces

Terry O'Brien

Penguin

The rise of technology has not only changed the way we view and live our lives today, but also, the way we look at communication. Now there s no need to email or to even call your friends. With the development of SMS, things have become so much easier. It is so addictive and compelling in nature that it has even created its own version of the English language. This sub-language is known for its expressiveness using emotions as well as its economy due to its use of several abbreviations. SMS Slang and Chat Room Slang puts together a complete list of SMS linguistics for its users and readers. So enjoy!

SMS Slang and Chat Room Slang

Rupa and Co.

<p>Want to be less offensive know your euphemisms, hide unpleasantness of disturbing ideas. Confuse and conceal the truth. Little Red Book of Euphemisms does not promote dysphemism; expressions which are to sound intentionally harsh: motion discomfort bag vomit bag, correctional facility prison, sanitation engineer garbage man, sanitary landfill garbage dump, pre owned vehicles used cars, cyber world third party unauthorized use cracking computer crime, acting like rabbits.</p>

Little Red Book Euphemisms

Literature & Fiction

Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Little Red Book English Vocabulary Today

The man who offers an insult writes it in sand, the man who knows his proverbs has it chiseled in gold. The Best Truths are Proverbs. You have to know a lot to know how little you know. Little Red Book of Proverbs is a treasure chest the bottom line, if you can't convince them, confuse them, never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream. If you can talk, you can sing, if you can walk, you can dance. He who likes cherries soon learns to climb. The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth. When the lion shows its teeth, don't assume that it is smiling. Deceit is a lie that wears a smile. So let's begin make deposits in the memory bank.

English Proverbs

Rupa Publications India

<p>Where do words come from? How and when were they invented? Why are there they invented? Why are there so many different languages? Why do many languages share the same or similar words for the same things? The answers to all these questions lie in the study of etymology. This concerns the roots of words and how the sounds and spellings, as well as the meanings, have evolved over time. How did 'lollypops' get their name? (In the northern part of England, lolly means tongue') Useful for reference and fun for browsing, A2Z Book of word origins is also an interesting way to expand vocabulary and enjoy doing it. This book gives a history of the words, expressions and cliches we use.</p>

A2Z Book of Word Origins

Where do words come from? how and when were they invented? why are there they invented? why are there so many different languages? why do many languages share the same or similar words for the same things? the answers to all these questions lie in the study of etymology. This concerns the roots of words and how the sounds and spellings, as well as the meanings, have evolved over time. How did 'lollypops' get their name? (in the northern part of england, "lolly' means "tongue') useful for reference and fun for browsing, a2z book of word origins is also an interesting way to expand vocabulary and enjoy doing it. This book gives a history of the words, expressions and cliches we use.

A2Z Book of Word Origins Hardcover

A preposition is a word which shows relationship among other words in the sentence. The relationships include direction, place time, cause, manner and amount. A preposition comes before a noun or pronoun. A preposition phrase contains a preposition and object. Prepositional phrases are like idioms and are best learned through listening to and reading as much as possible, little red book of prepositions is a ready reference book with a check list of propositions.

Prepositions

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Modern Writing Skills

The Book Of Fun Facts

Rupa&Co

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