Category Archives: American Dictionary

New American Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (Revised Edition))

This new updated third edition is a rich storehouse of indispensable information that puts the correct answer right at a puzzler’s fingertips.

€ Twice as many entries
€ The most comprehensive and up-to-date definitions available
€ Revised for the way clues are written today
€ More readable and user friendly than other mammoth tomes with tiny print
€ Unique categories section makes looking up clues even easier, including The Bible, Chemical Elements, Foreign Words, Geography, Mythology, Academy Awards, Sports, and Prefixes and Suffixes

Price:$6.99

A Dictionary of Modern American Usage

In every age, writers and editors need guidance through the thickets of English usage. Although some language issues are perennial (infer vs. imply), many others spring anew from the well of English:

* Is it all right to say alums instead of alumni or alumnae? And should it be spelled alums or alumns?

* Should I say empathic or empathetic? Do you home in or hone in? Is it a couple of dozen or a couple dozen?

* What’s the singular of paparazzi? Is paparazzis an acceptable plural? What about graffiti–singular or plural? And what about kudos?

* What’s the correct pronunciation of concierge? Or schism? Or flaccid This book will tell you. In 750 pages of crisp, precise, and often witty pronouncements on modern American English, Bryan Garner authoritatively answers these and thousands of other questions that bedevil those who care about the language. Garner draws on massive evidence to support his judgments, citing more than 5,000 examples–good, bad, and ugly–from sourc

Price:$37.95

The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language

More than 3,000 ASL Sign Illustrations Fully Searchable Full-Color DVD Featuring Every Sign Special ASL Classifier Section Complete Index of English Synonyms for Every Sign

Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language represents the culmination of more than five years of meticulous assessment and labor. More than 3,000 illustrations arrayed in this volume display the most useful selection of signs to be found in any single ASL reference resource. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout the entire volume.

The comprehensive introduction lays the groundwork for learning ASL by explaining in plain language the workings of ASL syntax and structure. It also offers examples of idioms

Price:$49.95

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