How to find a word or topic
The Index is a comprehensive guide to all the points covered in Practical English Usage. It provides the quickest and most complete way of finding the information you need. Click on a headword to show a list of all the related entries. Click on a link to be taken to the relevant entry.
Searching in Index mode
1. Tap on one of the letters AZ to bring up the section of the alphabet you want. Then scroll down through the alphabetical list until you find the headword you are looking for. Tap on this to show a list of all the related entries; then click on a blue link to be taken to the one you need.
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2. Tap the search box to bring up a keyboard. Type in the word or topic you want. As you start to type a list of headwords will appear underneath. Tap on the headword you want to look up. A list of related entries will appear. Click on a link to be taken to the relevant entry.
If you type a word incorrectly in the Search box, a Did you mean? list will display. This list will suggest some words that it thinks you might have been trying to look up. Tap on a word from the list to look it up.
Tap on the cross in the search box to clear the search box, or in Settings set 'Clear the search box' to ON.
The entries in PEU are listed in alphabetical order. For easy reference they are also numbered. Use the list to scroll up and down through the entries.
Searching in A-Z mode
You can search for a particular topic in AZ mode. (But it is generally better to use the Index mode unless you know the entry title or subheading that contains the information you want.) Tap the search box to bring up a keyboard. Type in the word or topic you want. As you start to type a list of entries will appear underneath. Results include the word typed in and related words. For example, 'be' brings up entries including be, am, were etc. Tap on the entry you want to look up.
If you type a word incorrectly in the Search box, a Did you mean? list will display. This list will suggest some words that it thinks you might have been trying to look up. Tap on an entry from the list to look it up.
Tap on the cross in the search box to clear the search box, or in Settings set 'Clear the search box' to ON.
Alternatively, type the number of the entry you want in the search box. The entry will appear at the top of the search list.
This breaks down the contents of PEU by grammar topic. Browse through the topics by clicking on the section headings, or use the search box to find a particular entry.
Searching in Contents Overview mode
You can search for a particular topic in Contents Overview mode. (But it is generally better to use the Index mode unless you know the entry title or subheading that contains the information you want.) Tap the search box to bring up a keyboard. Type in the word or topic you want. As you start to type a list of entries will appear underneath. Results include the word typed in and related words. For example, 'be' brings up entries including be, am, were etc. Tap on the entry you want to look up.
If you type a word incorrectly in the Search box, a Did you mean? list will display. This list will suggest some words that it thinks you might have been trying to look up. Tap on an entry from the list to look it up.
Tap on the cross in the search box to clear the search box, or in Settings set 'Clear the search box' to ON.
Scroll up and down to see the full entry.
Click on the blue links to take you to related entries. Use the back arrow at the top of the screen on the right to take you back to your previous entry.
Use the arrows at the top of the entry page, or swipe right or left, to move to the next/previous entry in the app.
Pronunciation
Some of the entries contain phonetic transcriptions of key words and phrases. To see a guide to pronunciation, go to the Phonetic alphabet under the 'Information' tab.
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