Collins COBUILD English Usage Dictionary

Author: Sinclair
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Publish Date: 2001-07-02
Features: The Collins COBUILD English Usage Dictionary is an authoritative reference tool for intermediate to advanced English learners and users. The thousands of examples in the book are sourced from authentic English corpora, enabling readers to understand the various usages of spoken and written English in real life, thereby using English naturally and effectively. This book offers comprehensive functions, providing information on English time expressions, grammar, punctuation, usage points of difficult words and phrases, as well as differences between British and American English. It details over 2,000 English usage points, presents thousands of real-life examples, lists common words at various levels to help learners expand their vocabulary, highlights typical errors made by learners, marks common mistakes with "Warning" signs, and includes a glossary of grammatical terms. This dictionary is part of the Collins COBUILD English Dictionary series and is an authoritative tool for English usage, providing detailed explanations of over 2,000 English usage points, covering information on English time expressions, grammar, punctuation, usage points of difficult words and phrases, as well as differences between British and American English. It is supplemented with numerous authentic and natural examples and also includes common words at various levels.