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Faux Pas? - A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages (Hardcover) Loot Price: R968
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Faux Pas? - A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages (Hardcover): Bloomsbury Publishing

Faux Pas? - A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages (Hardcover)

Bloomsbury Publishing

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If you have ever been bamboozled by the use of a foreign word or phrase, or simply want to spice up your vocabulary with some well-chosen bons mots, then this is the book for you. Thousands of foreign words and phrases have been absorbed into the language and are currently used in English, from the everyday (macho, tete-a-tete, spaghetti) to the relatively obscure (ultra vires, auto-da-fe). Faux Pas focuses on familiar terms and expressions as well as those that are new, curious or amusing. Each expression is 'translated', with an indication of its language of origin and pronunciation, a comment on its usefulness and a Pretentiousness Index.

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Imprint: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2005
Authors: Bloomsbury Publishing
Dimensions: 198 x 148mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 978-0-7136-7497-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General
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LSN: 0-7136-7497-0
Barcode: 9780713674972

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