... complete compilation of
court-related documents. It includes only those used most often (e.g., a list of
Miranda rights, a plea offer, a waiver of a jury trial, an affidavit of indigency).
The ... convenient source of useful
information which can be used by a variety of professionals in their daily work.
The organizing principles, the structure of the whole dictionary, and that
of
each
entry, ... not based on the American
judicial system, a defect that results in incomplete and at times incorrect
translation ofAmerican legal terms.
This dictionary will answer the needs of Russian lawyers,...
... vigorous
conversational speech.
THE BEGINNINGS OFAMERICAN ENGLISH
The fluid structure of Early Modern English underlies the formation of American
English. Although the Great Vowel Shift had assigned ... form of early American English. London usage reflected the
linguistic patriotism of the English Renaissance and accepted forms from a variety
of regional and social dialects in the development of ... redundancy first: of the 33 or so phonemes of English, only a small
subset of their possible permutations can form actual words. Adult English speakers
know, for example, that trip is an English word....
... Teacher
The purpose of this book is to equip non-native speakers ofEnglish at upper intermediate level and above with
a core of sub-technical vocabulary relevant to the full range of university subjects.
It ... _________________ of people released from prison continue to commit
offences.
4. In some countries, _________________ _________________ has been rejected in favour of a more
traditional view of society. ... closed
down to prevent the possibility of an accident.
8. The policy of privatisation _________________ _________________ of a property-owning
democracy.
9. Because of the growth in fax machines and...
... the
identity of the base word clear (e.g.
shoeing, canoeing).
Do remember to keep the -e with
soft c and soft g words. It’s the e that
keeps them soft (courageous,
traceable). (See
SOFT C AND SOFT G
.)
Don’t ... separate terms of
address from the rest of the sentence:
Sheila, how nice to see you!
Can I help you, madam?
I apologise, ladies and gentlemen, for
this delay.
Note that a pair of commas is needed
in ... assma)
astrology ASTROLOGY is the study of the
or astronomy? influence of the stars and planets on
human life and fortune.
ASTRONOMY is the scientific study of
the stars and planets.
athlete (not...
... that you can be good at English.
Anyone can become good at English. You can become good at English. Race does not matter.
Millions of Japanese Americans speak fluent English, but they are biologically ... Don't just see English speakers as a free
English lesson. We are people too! But if you put in a little effort, you can help people out, make
lots of friends and learn lots of English.
22. ... does not matter. Most of the English speakers in the World today
learnt English as a second, or even third language. Even in Japan there are many, many highly
proficient English speakers. Where...