Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations
Acknowledgments
To all my students who have, over the years, asked many of the probing questions that appear on these pages, and to all my colleagues who have helped me to answer these questions. Thank you.
To my son, Andrew Gast, my daughter-in-law, Jodi Gast, and my grandsons, Leo and Nico, for giving me reasons to move to southeast Florida. Thank you.
To my son, Eric Gast, my niece, Linda Diamond, and my former office manager, Gail Gallagher, who have dragged reluctant me into the computer age. Thanks for being patient and encouraging.
To Harriet Diamond, my sister, Walter Ladden, and Andi Jeszenszky, all three always there. Also to Nancy Barr, newly there. Thanks for your much-appreciated efforts.
To Holly McGuire, my very talented and supportive editor at McGraw-Hill, and Grace Freedson, my agent, for introducing me to Holly and McGraw-Hill. Thanks to you both, again, for the opportunity.