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5.0 out of 5 stars
A handy resource for ESL students or any non-native English speaker
I like the small book, well-suited for a carry-on bag, which has much of what one needs to enhance daily communications in English. It helps listening comprehension, especially for sentences you cannot find in regular dictionaries. It serves an excellent niche for those whose mother-tongue is not English and want to add some colors to their communications, either in...
Published on November 30, 2005 by Exodus Forum
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Not recommended for those looking for origions of cliches.
This volume fails to reflect the cliche: "You get what you pay for". Despite the description: "...this new addition to Barron's "Pocket Guides" series takes on the subject of cliches--their origins, meanings, examples used within the context of a sentence, and in many cases, the regions where the idiom is used most often." and the words on the cover...
Published on August 10, 1999
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not recommended for those looking for origions of cliches.,
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This review is from: Barron's Pocket Guide to Clichés: "Hit the Road" (Barron's Pocket Guides) (Paperback)
This volume fails to reflect the cliche: "You get what you pay for". Despite the description: "...this new addition to Barron's "Pocket Guides" series takes on the subject of cliches--their origins, meanings, examples used within the context of a sentence, and in many cases, the regions where the idiom is used most often." and the words on the cover of the guide regarding the origions of cliches, I was unable to find a single origion in the guide. It is a very lean publication with generous white space. I returned it for a full refund.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A handy resource for ESL students or any non-native English speaker,
This review is from: Barron's Pocket Guide to Clichés: "Hit the Road" (Barron's Pocket Guides) (Paperback)
I like the small book, well-suited for a carry-on bag, which has much of what one needs to enhance daily communications in English. It helps listening comprehension, especially for sentences you cannot find in regular dictionaries. It serves an excellent niche for those whose mother-tongue is not English and want to add some colors to their communications, either in presentation or comprehension.
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Barron's Pocket Guide to Clichés: "Hit the Road" (Barron's Pocket Guides) by Arthur H. Bell (Paperback - Feb. 1999)
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