English Grammar

A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use—even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don't) know what they mean—with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.

If you've ever wanted to improve your ability to learn and memorize German grammar by 100%... 200%... 300% (or more) using simple skills you can learn in under an hour, then this may be the most important audiobook you will ever listen to. Believe it or not, it doesn't matter if you have a good memory or not.

Absquatulate. Flumadiddle. Gongoozler. Squintifego. If you love words, you know the strange byways of memory or reverie that stumbling across a certain word or phrase will take you down. Chances are, you have never encountered words as unusual as those collected in this audiobook. You'll find definitions and parts of speech for each entry. And for each word, the author has also included a quotation to show how the word can be used in context. Amaze your friends with your selcouth vocabulary and indulge your inner logophile!

In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Ammon Shea shares his year inside the Oxford English Dictionary, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.

As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of 'correct' style? With wry cleverness and an uncanny intuition for the possibilities of Internet-age expressiveness, Favilla argues that rather than try to preserve the sanctity of the written language as laid out by Strunk and White, we should be concerned with the larger issues of clarity, flexibility, playfulness and political awareness. Her approach to the new rules - as practical as they are fun - will fascinate and delight believers and naysayers alike.

Who knew that the great country of Canada is named for a mistake? How about "bedswerver", the best Elizabethan insult to hurl at a cheating boyfriend? By exploring the delightful back stories of the 250 words in Wordcatcher, listeners will be lured by language and entangled in etymologies. It takes a special wordcatcher to create a treasure chest of remarkable words and their origins, and any word lover will relish the stories that Cousineau has discovered.

Learn English in a Month will help you learn more about English grammar and also about everyday life in the United Kingdom. Subjects covered include: the weather, family, shopping, filling in forms, going on holiday, television, schools, writing emails, and using the phone.

Möchtest Du die Grammatik so gut beherrschen, um fehlerfrei Englisch sprechen und schreiben zu können? Dann lerne mit dem Kurs "Englisch Grammar Master", der Dich stufenweise in die wichtigsten Zeitformen und die für eine reibungslose Verständigung in der englischen Sprache nötigen grammatischen Formen einführt. Warum gerade der Kurs "Englisch Grammar Master: Grammar Practice"? Die Kenntnis der grammatischen Regeln allein reicht nicht aus, um den Sprechstil zu verbessern. Wichtig ist viel mehr, die Unterschiede beim Gebrauch der einzelnen Zeitformen zu kennen und zu wissen, in welchen Situationen die jeweilige Form Anwendung findet.

Möchtest Du die Grammatik so gut beherrschen, um fehlerfrei Englisch sprechen und schreiben zu können? Dann lerne mit dem Kurs "Englisch Grammar Master", der Dich stufenweise in die wichtigsten Zeitformen und die für eine reibungslose Verständigung in der englischen Sprache nötigen grammatischen Formen einführt. Warum gerade der Kurs "Englisch Grammar Master Grammar Tenses"? Die Kenntnis der grammatischen Regeln allein reicht nicht aus, um den Sprechstil zu verbessern. Wichtig ist viel mehr, die Unterschiede beim Gebrauch der einzelnen Zeitformen zu kennen und zu wissen, in welchen Situationen die jeweilige Form Anwendung findet. Dann braucht man das diesbezügliche Wissen nur noch in der Praxis anzuwenden. Und genau das gewährleistet dieser Kurs. Das ist in der Tat eine einfache und effektive Lernform für jedermann!

After a life spent studying people and business, Mike has developed a completely novel process that will take the listener through a systematic method to leave their old limitations behind and capitalize on the limitless opportunities of this fast-paced, high-tech world.

Grammar Catechisms: Philosophical, Theological, and Historical Foundations is the first publication of The Logos Curriculum. The three catechisms constitute a grammatical formulation of learning to be committed to memory from Kindergarten through 4th grade. It can also serve anyone seeking to learn the grammar of the three foundations at any age.

Newly jobless, newly single, and suddenly apartmentless, writer Grace Hammond has come unmoored. A grammar whiz who's brilliant at correcting other people's errors, she hasn't yet found quite the right set of rules for fixing her own mistakes. Desperate to escape the city and her trifecta of problems, Grace hits pause and retreats to her Connecticut hometown.

Popular words and culture of the current generation, then a journey back in time 150 years with Gen Z, the Millennial generation, Gen X, Baby Boomers, the Silent generation, the GI generation, to the Lost generation. In this book, we explore inventions, people, and changes of the Gilded Era.

We've created this audiobook to help children with spelling, grammar, and spelling bee preparedness. This book provides 17 weeks of four days of practice with a fifth day to see what they have learned. It is important to acknowledge any improvement they have made no matter how big their win. I am sure this goes without saying as we all have known children who excel in spelling naturally and those that have to really put in the time to make progress like I did.

A veritable "TKO of terminology", Better Than Great is the essential guide for describing the extraordinary - the must-have reference for anyone wishing to rise above tired superlatives. Deft praise encourages others to feel as we do, share our enthusiasms. It rewards deserving objects of admiration. It persuades people to take certain actions. It sells things. Sadly, in this "age of awesome", our words and phrases of acclaim are exhausted, all but impotent. Wunderkind of word-wonks Arthur Plotnik is proffering a well-knit wellspring of worthy and wondrous words to rescue our worn-down usage.

According to Edutopia, solid research has shown that spelling instruction has improved performance in reading fluency and comprehension. It even showed that the practice of spelling helps the child's ability to read more than reading helps their spelling. In fact, it is so helpful in development that there is a strong connection between the ability to spell with ease and writing with eloquence. Fluent handwriting skills and being able to spell easily sets the foundation for children to be able to construct written work.

Über Londons zweitausend Jahre alte Geschichte gibt es viel zu entdecken und zu erforschen. Und das geht am besten zu Fuß. Machen Sie einen Rundgang durch die britische Hauptstadt in der Ausgabe 7/19 von Spotlight Audio. Ebenfalls in dieser Ausgabe: Die britische Amateurdetektivin Dorothy Winslow kehrt zurück, um in einer spannenden dreiteiligen Kurzgeschichte ein neues Geheimnis zu lösen. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio". Hören und Verstehen ist der beste Weg zum perfekten Englisch.

We've created this audiobook to help children with spelling, grammar, and spelling bee preparedness. This book provides 11 weeks of 4 days of practice with a 5th day to see what they have learned. Use these audio books for independent study in homeschool, freeing you up to work with another child, do the dishes, work, or for a quiet moment to yourself.

Now that more schools are leaving out spelling, many are left with the inability to read well and think. It is our hope that this audiobook will help your child to not only experience more success in language arts, but also in the ability to analyze and problem solve throughout their lives, giving them a sense of confidence and independence that sloppy thinking just can’t.

We've created this audiobook to help children with spelling, grammar, and spelling bee preparedness. This book provides 11 weeks of 4 days of practice, with a 5th day to see what they have learned. While this audiobook was created for independent study, I encourage you to look over the test. It is important to acknowledge any improvement they have made, no matter how big their win.