Cun T in Cch dng ting Anh (Dictionary of English Usage) (*) ca Thc s L nh B - nguyn Trng ban Quc t Bo Thanh

Nin va c xut bn. Cun t in ny gii quyt c nhiu vn kh khn m ngi hc ting Anh thng gp. Cng l ng t vi ngha: bt u, nhng khi no th dng begin, khi no th dng start; khi no li dng ng t commence v initiate cng mang hm ngha: khi pht, bt u. Cng l tnh t vi ngha: to, ln, nhng khi no th dng big, khi no th dng large hoc great. Ri nhng cp t thng dng ln ln nh comprehensive vi comprehensible, accept vi except... Hai tnh t flammable v inflammable u dng ch nhng cht d chy, nhng nhiu ngi lm tng inflammable c ngha ngc li vi flammable do c tin t "in-" pha trc. Ngay chnh c dn nhng nc ly ting Anh lm ngn ng chnh cng thng dng sai, dng ln ln cc t their, there v they're; who's v whose; your v you're... C ng khng khi ta ni It's me hay phi ni It's I? between you and me hay between you and I?... Cun T in Cch dng ting Anh (Dictionary of English Usage) ca L nh B tp hp mt cch c h thng v gii p hng trm cu hi i loi nh th. Mt c im na ca cun t in l mc d vn da vo ting Anh ca ngi Anh (British English) lm cn bn, nhng tc gi vn ch trng n cch dng ting Anh ca ngi M (American English - hay cn gi l ting M). Ngoi mc t American English v British English, trong tt c nhng mc t khc, khi c cc d bit trong cch dng gia ngi Anh v ngi M, u c th d c th, n tng v d hiu. Cun sch l mt cng trnh nghin cu ng trn trng c thc s L nh B tin hnh trong hn 10 nm, c bit tc gi dnh mt thi gian di b sung, kin ton bng cch trc tip n Hoa K nghin cu ting Anh ti Colorado State University v Aims Community College thuc bang Colorado. C l v vy nn ngay trong nhng ngy u xut bn vo thng 6.2006, cun sch c d lun quan tm kh nhiu.