Reviewers call it "an invaluable guide to adopting and understanding fluent American English speech patterns".
"ESL teacher Marianna Pascal presents Say It Better in English: Useful Phrases for Work & Everyday Life, a supplementary self-study guide for anyone learning English as a second language. Say It Better in English offers more than 300 American English phrases commonly used at work, on the phone, at the store, or with friends and co-workers. Each phrase has a straightforward definition, has two different sentences using the phrase in context, and an illuminating black-and-white cartoon showing the phrase in action. For example, the phrase "in a row" has the definition "one thing directly after another thing" and a cartoon of a man saying "You were late 3 days last week, and 3 days in a row this week," while pointing to a calendar with three consecutive days marked. Simple crossword puzzles to help the reader practice their new vocabulary round out this invaluable guide to adopting and understanding fluent American English speech patterns."
- Midwest Book Review, October 2007
