{"product_id":"practical-english-usage-third-edition","title":"Practical English Usage Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish, like all languages, is full of problems for the foreign learner. Some of\u003cbr\u003e\nthese points are easy to explain - for instance, the formation of questions, the\u003cbr\u003e\ndifference between since and for, the meaning of after all. Other problems are\u003cbr\u003e\nmore tricky, and cause difficulty even for advanced students and teachers. How\u003cbr\u003e\nexactly is the present perfect used? When do we use past tenses to be polite?\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat are the differences between at, on and in with expressions of place? We can\u003cbr\u003e\nsay a chair leg - why not * a cat leg?When can we use the expression do so? When\u003cbr\u003e\nis the used with superlatives? Is unless the same as if not? What are the\u003cbr\u003e\ndifferences between come and go, between each and every, between big, large\u003cbr\u003e\nand great, between fairly, quite, rather and pretty? Is it correct to say There's three\u003cbr\u003e\nmore bottles in the fridge? How do you actually say 3 x 4 = 12? And so on, and\u003cbr\u003e\nso on.\u003cbr\u003e\nPractical English Usage is a guide to problems of this kind. It deals with over 600\u003cbr\u003e\npoints which regularly cause difficulty to foreign students of English. It will be\u003cbr\u003e\nuseful, for example, to a learner who is not sure how to use a particular structure,\u003cbr\u003e\nor who has made a mistake and wants to find out why it is wrong. It will also be\u003cbr\u003e\nhelpful to a teacher who is looking for a clear explanation of a difficult language\u003cbr\u003e\npoint. There is very full coverage of grammar, as well as explanations of a large\u003cbr\u003e\nnumber of common vocabulary problems. There are also some entries designed\u003cbr\u003e\nto clarify more general questions (e.g. formality, slang, the nature of standard\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish and dialects) which students and teachers may find themselves\u003cbr\u003e\nconcerned with.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Swan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44274471731361,"sku":"9781716954825","price":94.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/p96jk6-front-shortedge-384_aa834131-d279-43a4-abbd-6e52b81dd52d.jpg?v=1747756094","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/practical-english-usage-third-edition","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}