# books

title: Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners
sort: Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners
timestamp: 2020-11-28 03:14:10.163708+00:00
pubdate: 2008-05-21 07:45:47+00:00
author_sort: Thomas Ihde, Máire Ní Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew & Gillen, John
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Thomas Ihde, Maire Ni Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew/Colloquial Irish_ The Complete Course for Beginners (1)


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<div><p><b>Your comprehensive guide to speaking, reading, and writing in French</b></p><p>French is a beautiful language but can be quite difficult to learn. Whether you need to learn the language for a French class, or for business or leisure travel, French for Dummies All-In-One makes it easier.</p><p>With nearly 800 pages, <i>French All-in-One For Dummies</i> is for those readers looking for a comprehensive guide to help them immerse themselves in the French language.</p><li>Culls vital information from several Dummies titles, offering you a comprehensive, all-encompassing guide to speaking and using French</li><li>Includes French Canadian content and enhanced practiced opportunities</li><li>Its accompanying audio CD provides you with en effective tool to start speaking French right away<p>Both new students of French and experienced speakers can benefit from the wealth of information that has been included in <i>French All-in-One For Dummies.</i></p><p>CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not...</p></li></div>


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About Spoken World: Irish

This simple and effective introduction to Irish Gaelic teaches everything one needs to speak, understand, read, and write in Irish Gaelic. This program assumes no background in the language, and it explains each new concept clearly with plenty of examples, making it ideal for beginners or anyone who wants a thorough review. Living Language Irish Gaelic includes:

·Natural dialogues, clear grammar notes, vocabulary building, and key expressions
·Notes on culture, cuisine, history, geography, and more
·Real life “discovery” activities and internet resources


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<p>Master Irish grammar quickly and easily In Irish Grammar You Really Need to Know you will find every integral grammar concept simply explained each illustrated with lots of examples Even if you do not know the grammatical term in question the book is structured so that you can look up language forms according to what you want to say With this comprehensive resource you will gain the confidence to communicate comfortably in Irish Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success based on the authors many years of experience Tests in the book and online to keep track of progress Glossary of grammatical terms for easy reference</p></div>


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<p>This comprehensive course will enable you to reach a good standard of fluency in the international language Esperanto. Esperanto has a straightforward grammar and a completely regular, phonetic system of spelling and pronunciation, making it much easier to learn than any national language. This carefully structured course will help you to master the essentials of Esperanto quickly, and to achieve basic fluency in the written and spoken language now used by eight million Esperantists worldwide. Every aspect of the language is clearly presented and explained, with numerous examples. Reading passages and dialogues reinforce your understanding of how the language works, while also helping you to build up an extensive vocabulary. Exercises, with answers, enable you to check your progress throughoutthe course, and the two-way vocabulary lists provide a mini-dictionary which is ideal forthe beginner. An index is also included, for easy reference. **</p></div>


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<p>Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Now, in <em>The Oxford Dictionary of Slang</em> , John Ayto has brought together over 10,000 slang words and phrases common to 20th-century English, to provide a comprehensive and highly engaging guide to the most outspoken corner of our language.<br>Unlike most such dictionaries, this volume is organized thematically, with slang words gathered under such headings as "the body and its functions" or "sustenance and intoxication." Within each section, the words are listed chronologically, starting with the century's earliest words and phrases and progressing right through to the present day, thus illuminating the development of slang and colloquial language over the last hundred years. Word origins and other interesting features of usage are given wherever possible, as are illustrative quotations from a wide range of authors. A comprehensive A Z index lists all words included in the dictionary, so you can find a particular word quickly.<br>From "five-finger discount" to "forty-rod whiskey," here is an authoritative and up-to-date record of slang throughout the English-speaking world.</p>
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<h3>Amazon.com Review</h3>
<p>If your other reference books aren't funky enough for you, get a nickel bag of unorthodoxy with the <em>Oxford Dictionary of Slang</em>. This comprehensive look at informal English from around the world and across the centuries is organized thesaurus-style into sections for easy browsing by category. Look up underground terminology for drugs and sex and you'll be browsing for a month of Sundays. Of course, if you need to get the skinny on a particular term but have no idea what it could mean, there's an alphabetical index that'll take you right where you need to go. Each word or phrase is thoroughly documented, as you'd expect from an Oxford dictionary; its first print sighting, place of use, meanings, and cross-contextual references are included, as well as illuminating usage quotes. The <em>Dictionary</em> is easy to use and the definitions are concise--you can get the information you need quickly with time left to linger over related terms. More than 10,000 entries yield plenty of insight into commonly used but still-not-quite-kosher parts of our language. When your New Zealander buddy refers to someone as a <em>cow-spanker</em> , you won't have to wonder for long just who you're dealing with (don't worry, she's a dairy farmer); the <em>Oxford Dictionary of Slang</em> will give you the moxie to deal with a discombobulated world. <em>--Rob Lightner</em></p>
<h3>From Library Journal</h3>
<p>The 10,000 slang terms defined here originated mainly in the United States, Britain, Australia, or New Zealand and include both old and new coinages. The dictionary's arrangement is topical in thesaurus fashion, e.g., informal synonyms for police officersA"bull," "cozzpot," "dick," "fuzz," "peeler," "pig," and "walloper"Aare conveniently grouped under "The Police" in a large category called "People and Society." Users can also access any entry in the book via an A-to-Z index. Ayto, coauthor with John Simpson of The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (Oxford Univ., 1992), candidly warns, "Do not expect to find every single piece of English slang here." Among the missing are such choice recent neologisms as "lotion boy" and "suck [or sucking] face." Still, this work will be a useful addition to most collections as a complement to the Lewins' Thesaurus of Slang (LJ 8/94) and the indispensable Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (LJ 11/15/97).AKen Kister, author of "Kister's Best Dictionaries," Tampa, FL<br>Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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