Dos and Taboos of Using English Around The World

Roger E. Axtell

ISBN 10: 0471127353 / ISBN 13: 9780471127352

Published by Wiley, 1998

About this Item

Book shows general signs of use and handling. May have light wear on the cover or edges and minimal writing or highlighting. Binding remains tight, and pages are clean and readable.

Seller Inventory # CTXV.0471127353.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dos and Taboos of Using English Around The World
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471127353
• ISBN 13: 9780471127352
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Axtel is a former VP of Worldwide Marketing for the Parker Pen company who has spent 30 years living and traveling abroad.This book is aimed at anyone trying to be understood while speaking English with non-native speakers at home or abroad.Axtel also makes important distinctions between English speakers from different countries.The book features both amusing anecdotes and helpful advice.

From the Publisher

The New Yorker calls Roger Axtell ``the international Emily Post.'' His entertaining manual on American English is packed with helpful and witty information. Amusing anecdotes illustrate the confusion that ensues when certain English words and phrases are used outside their country of origin. Axtell provides simple rules and practical advice to avoid these mix-ups when dealing with people around the world, primarily in business situations. A reference glossary lists useful phrases and dangerous cognates (written phonetically) for Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian.