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language reference explains the logic behind more than 3,000
frequently used verb phrases and combinations that make Spanish
speech sound native. Each entry includes a definition of the
phrase including its register, synonyms, antonyms, complementary
expressions, grammatical patterns, and examples of how the
combinations are used in easy and difficult structures. Most
entries also point out other factors to be taken into account,
such as whether an expression is to be used in isolation, after
explaining a cause, or if it shouldn't be used at the beginning
of a sentence. The book presents generative patterns for
combinations based on conceptual metaphors and grammar
structures, details families of expressions as separate charts,
and contains an index by complement. Featuring a wide range of
varieties of Spanish, this volume includes both peninsular and
New World Spanish and draws on both wr