Have a Nice Day--no Problem!: A Dictionary of ClichésWake up and smell the coffee, language lovers! Here's the newest, biggest, most informative collection available of the most reviled of verbal formulas: the cliche. Most cliches started life as phrases so picturesque and quotable that they were quoted, over and over and over. With 3,000 cliches, this popular reference is the very "last word" on the subject. |
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| Название | Have a Nice Day--no Problem!: A Dictionary of Clichés Dutton Book |
| Автор | Christine Ammer |
| Издатель | Dutton, 1992 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Мичиганский университет |
| Оцифровано | 29 апр 2008 |
| ISBN | 0525933948, 9780525933946 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 454 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |