The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World - Softcover

De Boinod, Adam Jacot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143038524 ISBN 13: 9780143038528

Verlag: Penguin, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

A whimsical linguistic tour of foreign words and phrases that do not have precise English-language equivalents includes such entries as the world's longest-known palindrome, the Dutch rendering of the sound of Rice Krispies cereal, and the Bolivian word that means, "I was rather too drunk last night and it's all their fault." Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

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Adam Jacot de Boinod first developed his passion for foreign words while doing research for the BBC program Q1. In the course of compiling this book, he consulted some 220 dictionaries, 150 Web sites, and numerous books on language.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0143038524
• ISBN 13: 9780143038528
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 209
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Purmerul LTD; https://strengholt.nl/en/; ; 22 Liuleburgaz Str., floor 4, app. 9; Plovdiv; Bulgarien