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English As She Is Spoke
by Da Fonseca, Jose/ Carolino, Pedro/ Collins, Paul (Editor)
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1932416110
- ISBN 13
- 9781932416114
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About This Item
McSweeneys Books, 2004. Paperback. New. revised edition. 133 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches.
Synopsis
English as She Is Spoke is the common name of a 19th century book credited to José da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino, which was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately.
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- Bookseller
- Revaluation Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1-1932416110
- Title
- English As She Is Spoke
- Author
- Da Fonseca, Jose/ Carolino, Pedro/ Collins, Paul (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1932416110
- ISBN 13
- 9781932416114
- Publisher
- McSweeneys Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, California, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004
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