The new conditions of freedom of speech and publicity, paradoxically, have led to the fact that our everyday speech, and often official speech, groans rude, oversaturated with stamps, borrowings or distortions of original Russian words and expressions. This universal reference dictionary will help all speakers and writers select the correct language means, build the text in accordance with the tasks and goals of communication. The guide is intended for the widest circle of readers - schoolchildren, students, teachers of schools and universities and, of course, business people, businessmen, businessmen, whose success depends on the ability to accurately express their thoughts, on the results of negotiations, on the ability to convince partners.