The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 3: The Complete Course in American Slang & Idioms, Paperback/David Burke

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The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 continues the book series with even more popular slang and idioms that will help you understand any American NOTE that this version has been updated, getting rid of many of the words in "The Slangman Files" section with new, more popular words now in use The 3rd book in the series introduces you to popular slang and idioms used in a variety of situations including dating - everything from the pick up ("beginning of a relationship") to the break up ("end of a relationship") and everything in between Once you learn all the slang used in dating, you'll definitely know if someone is either hitting on ("flirting with") you or just not into ("not interested in") you The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with: Dating & Relationships Emergency Situations Television & Entertainment Teens & Students (Jr. High through University) Being Politically Correct Sports (Popular Terms Used in Daily Conversations) Foreign Words that Americans Use Every Day Alliterations & Repeating Words The Slangman Files - a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories About the Author: SLANGMAN DAVID BURKE Being brought up in a multi-lingual household, David Burke used his language skills as a tour guide at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California, giving tours in English, French, Italian, and sign language. His love of language inspired him to delve into the intricacies of words and led him to become a prominent author of more than 100 books on understanding slang and idioms in different languages, as well as books that teach kids foreign languages through fairy tales. His materials on slang and idioms are currently used as course curriculum by Berlitz International, UCLA, Harvard University, NYU and Hewlett Packard, and even by the writers of The Simpsons to give Bart his coolness. Having been trained since the age of four as a classical pianist, David became the in-house music d