Words and Phrases enables the practitioner to have at all times the precise meaning of a particular word or phrase. Definitions are taken from the Acts of Parli

This book fills a gap in studies of meaning by providing detailed case studies of attested corpus data on the meanings of words and phrases.

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Entertaining, eminently readable volume compiles words and phrases coined or popularized by American presidents. Alphabetical listings feature a definition and