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Practical English Usage

Practical English Usage
by Michael Swan

Welcome to Practical English Usage, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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Language terminology​

This section contains all words and expressions that are used in Practical English Usage to talk about grammar and other aspects of language.

Phonetic alphabet​

This section contains all the letters of the phonetic alphabet used in Practical English Usage, with examples of the words in which the sounds they refer to are found.

About PEU​

Practical English Usage is a combined usage guide and learner's grammar. It is intended mainly for advanced students and teachers of English as a foreign or second language; it may also be useful to teacher trainers and materials writers. It is not addressed to native speakers of English, who need a rather different kind of reference work.

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