|
|
|
|
|
A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)
| Our Price |
$ 12.76
|
|
| Retail Value |
$ 15.95 |
|
| You Save |
$ 3.19 (20%) |
|
| Item Number |
2445738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Item Description...
Overview
Traces the history of more than eleven hundred proverbs that are still in current use, offering detailed annotations and up-to-the-minute citations from around the English-speaking world.
Publishers Description
"Another day, another dollar," "There's no such thing as a free lunch," "Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep," "There is more than one way to skin a cat"--readers will discover a wealth of pithy proverbs in this entertaining and informative collection. This unique dictionary contains more than 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, based on research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes many new entries. With expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English and an emphasis on examples of actual usage, including the earliest evidence of each phrase, this dictionary is both wide-ranging and thorough. Arranged in A-Z format but with a valuable thematic index, this book is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Find your old favorites or learn vivid and concrete new expressions to sum up thoughts, pass on advice, or to make a point. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 388
Dimensions: Length: 1" Width: 5" Height: 7.5"
Weight: 0.65 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jan 11, 2009
Publisher Oxford University Press
ISBN 0199539537
EAN 9780199539536
|
Availability 3 units.
Availability accurate as of May 30, 2012 04:09.
Usually ships within one to two business days from Momence, IL.
Orders shipping to an address other than a confirmed Credit Card / Paypal Billing address may incur and additional processing delay.
|
Product Categories
Similar Products
Reviews - What do our customers think? Be the first to write a review about A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)
|
Shopping Cart (0 Items)
