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    What’S Up?: Vocabulary for Those New to the United States, Volume Ii
    What’S Up?: Vocabulary for Those New to the United States, Volume Ii
    What’S Up?: Vocabulary for Those New to the United States, Volume Ii
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    What’S Up?: Vocabulary for Those New to the United States, Volume Ii

    By Jimmy Gyasi Boateng

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    Learning the lingo used in the United States can be hard enough for a native speaker, but its even more daunting for immigrants. Jimmy Gyasi Boateng, a native of Ghana, has been living in the US since 1978long enough to successfully adapt to life in a new place. Determining how to use vocabulary has been critical to his success.

    Learn how to use certain words and phrases and overcome problems that confront many speakers of English as a second language with this guidebook. Youll discover how to

    use slang properlyand at the right times; adapt to a new style of speaking English; and decipher hidden meanings behind certain words and phrases.

    You can find out exactly what people are saying and know how you can join the conversation. By understanding the language and employing it properly, you can start down a path that leads to success. Be yourself while discovering how to relate to new people in a new environment through Whats Up?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateDec 13, 2013
    ISBN9781475998665
    What’S Up?: Vocabulary for Those New to the United States, Volume Ii

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      What’S Up? - Jimmy Gyasi Boateng

      Copyright © 2013 by Jimmy Gyasi Boateng.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4759-9865-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-9866-5 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013912933

      iUniverse rev. date: 09/27/2013

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      A Special Appreciation

      Introduction

      Word Confusion

      Typical American Slang And Other Word Usage

      Other Helpful Information

      Closing Comment

      To my parents, who are blessing me from above, and my children Akosu, Gloria, and Erica. I love you all!

      To the people of the historical town of Bonwire for your support:

      Chief Nana Bobie Ansah II

      Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kearns of Microfibres, Inc.

      Mr. and Mrs. Kwaku Duah Bonwire-Ashanti, kente dealer

      Mrs. Alice Owusu Darteh—Begro Akim

      Mr. and Mrs. Osei Ntansah, a.k.a. Zaa, Toronto, Canada

      Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sam—Joe was an 1972 Olympian—Germany

      Miss Adelaide Serwaa Akoto, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

      Nana Kwame Boateng, London

      Mr. John Bamfo Forjour, Bronx, New York

      Mr. James Owusu Kennedy, Brooklyn, New York

      Nana Kakyire Kwame Boateng, Queens, New York

      I also dedicate this book to the children of Bonwire in Ashanti, my hometown, and to the children from Ghana. I would like to take this opportunity to send them a message:

      I urge you to take responsibility, work up to your capacity, and color yourself successful. Now, step up to the plate and hit a bunch of home runs. We are not only going to win the game, we’re going to

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