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Twenty-six commonly asked about subject areas, including time and dates, symbols and signs, the arts, grammar, etiquette, personal finance, and postal information, are covered in this reference of useful basic data
Contains over 155,000 entries, with current meanings given first. Includes notes on usage, quoted and original examples, and several thousand illustrations.
Includes words and phrases from all of United States history and from such current subcultures as technology and the Internet, the media, recent immigrants, and fashion.