NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

Synopsis of NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

«NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions» is Richard A. Spears's dictionary of slang and colloquial expressions, published by National Textbook Company in hardcover (528 pages, in English).

A reference work collecting over 10,000 terms and expressions from contemporary American colloquial English, with nearly 20,000 example sentences showing their use in everyday contexts. It is especially useful for following movies, television series and informal conversations, and helps understand the everyday language of the street and university campuses. It covers a wide range of registers, from common expressions to more specific American English idioms.

Part of the National Textbook Language Dictionaries series. The official record indicates it includes over 10,000 definitions and approximately 20,000 usage examples.

Aimed at English learners and non-native speakers who want to understand informal English and idiomatic expressions from the United States.