Found in Translation: An Extremely Guide to Speaking Correctly English - Couverture rigide

Santos, Tomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843174421 ISBN 13 : 9781843174424

Editeur : Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Found in Translation is an English-language guide with a difference. Compiled by Tomas Santos—a well-meaning but incompetent foreigner of indeterminate nationality—it contains a wealth of priceless miscommunications on a variety of handy themes, from hotels, restaurants, shopping, travel, and health, to quintessentially English topics such as the Queen and village cricket. Tomas's shaky grasp of the English language, coupled with his use of questionable dictionaries and thesauri, has resulted in an uproarious book of accidental beauty; for who can fail to be tickled by the exquisite loveliness of such phrases as "My petrol has run away," "You are scallywag!", "Do you serve faggots," or the almost familiar "Cheerio to your good health and up your bottoms!" Found in Translation is an innovative, eccentric, and charming "guide" to the English language that is guaranteed to have any English speaker crying with laughter.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tomas Santos is an author, and enjoys an unusually wide variety of hobbies, including swimming, flying, and music. His band, Wind, String and Faggots, plays a lively role in the cultural life of his home town.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843174421
• ISBN 13: 9781843174424
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 189
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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