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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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Philip Gooden is a published crime novelist and popular language commentator. He read English at Magdalen College, Oxford, and then taught at secondary level for many years. Recently published are Who's Whose? and Name Dropping?
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- PublisherA&C Black Academic and Professional
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0713674970
- ISBN 13 9780713674972
- BindingPrint on Demand (Hardcover)
- Edition number2
- Number of pages240
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vii, 231 pages ; 20 cm. Summary; 'Faux Pas' focuses on familiar terms and expressions which have been absorbed into the English language from abroad, as well as those that are new, curious or amusing. Each expression is 'translated' with an indication of origin and pronunciation, a comment on its use and a 'pretentiousness' index. Winner of the HRH Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2006. An award winning language book, this is a lively and engaging expose on the foreign words and phrases that populate our language. Each entry gives a translation of the expression, the language of origin, pronunciation, an insightful comment on usage, plus illuminating examples from the press. A Pretentiousness Index will help you avoid committing the ultimate faux pas(!). 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 terms have been absorbed into the English language from the everyday (kowtow) to the relatively obscure (auto-da-fe). Faux Pas? focuses on familiar terms and expressions as well as those that are new, curious or amusing. Review: 'Lively, useful and humourous'. Good Book Guide (September 2007). Subjects; English language Foreign words and phrases Dictionaries. Usage guides ; Historical & comparative linguistics. English. REFERENCE / Quotations. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. REFERENCE / Dictionaries. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 239904
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