Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners

By Orin Hargraves and Lexicographer and Author of Language Reference Books Orin Hargraves

Book Overview

A learner's guide to American English and its usage when speaking and writing in informal contexts. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877796823
• ISBN13: 9780877796824
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Merriam-Webster
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.8" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

I really liked this book!

It was an excellent teacher on slang. Easy to read and follow along with. From Merriam-Webster.

And now for a dissenting opinion...

I have to respectfully disagree with the normative and slightly menopausal expression of outrage in other reviews. Speaking as a 30 year ESL teacher of teens and young adults, I opine that the ability to use both slang and curse words is an absolutely vital functional skill for students to have. Unfortunately, there are both institutional (in high school settings, for example) and attitudinal ones (see other reviews) that...

This Book Rules!

Slang is an essential part of any language, and SLANG RULES gives learners of English tools they need to understand the language they hear around them every day, as well as how to use (or not use) it correctly. As an ESL teacher and a professor of teacher educator for over 30 years, I know that students yearn to develop natural speech, which includes slang, colloquialisms, and other language that might not be in a dictionary,...