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9780020794400
Cassell's Colloquial Italian is one of a newly revised series of hand books which provide convenient and fascinating coverage of modern languages, and of the pitfalls and difficulties inherent in colorful, or idiomatic usage. Written with the knowledge and enthusiasm, each book is not only a valuable source of reference but is also an entertaining and absorbing portrait of the current state of language. Among the areas covered are: Common words with no exact equivalent in English, the dangerous words which look similar to English but mean something slightly or very different, spoken language, levels of meaning, and special language.Cassell Staff is the author of 'Cassell's Colloquial Italian Dictionary' with ISBN 9780020794400 and ISBN 0020794401.
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