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| Message 1 of 3 26 May 2009 at 11:56pm | IP Logged |
Quick question:
A co-worker of mine is getting ready to take (and presumably pass) her US Citizenship test. Any thoughts on an
appropriate gift? I was thinking some sort of English language-learning resource..let me know if you have any
suggestions.
Thanks
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Russianbear Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 6775 days ago 358 posts - 422 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, Ukrainian Studies: Spanish
| Message 2 of 3 27 May 2009 at 12:16am | IP Logged |
Well, you better make sure it is not too basic. If you go "Now that you are a citizen, I got you 'A Total Moron's Guide to Basic English Grammar' -so that you can finally learn our language" - it could be a little offensive, I imagine.
I think The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer is a good choice. It is probably a useful book no matter how good their English is. And it sounds, well, American.
Edited by Russianbear on 27 May 2009 at 12:26am
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mariya Triglot Newbie United States Joined 5640 days ago 7 posts - 12 votes Speaks: French, Russian Studies: German, Italian, English*
| Message 3 of 3 16 June 2009 at 9:30pm | IP Logged |
American English: Dialects and Variation (Language in Society) by Walt Wolfram and
Natalie Schilling-Estes would be my pick : )
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