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The Greeks Had a Word For It: Words You Never Knew You Can't Do Without
Andrew Taylor
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Description for The Greeks Had a Word For It: Words You Never Knew You Can't Do Without
Paperback. Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word? While the English may not have a word for it, the good news is that the Greeks, the Norwegians, the Dutch or possibly the Inuits probably do. This is a smorgasbord of words from around the world that can come to the rescue when the English language fails. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word? Perhaps you want to articulate the vague desire to be far away. Or you can't quite convey that odd urge to go outside and check to see if anyone is coming. Maybe you're struggling to express there being just the right amount of something - not too much, but not too little. While the English may not have a word for it, the good news is that the Greeks, the Norwegians, the Dutch or possibly the Inuits probably do. ... Read more
Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word? Perhaps you want to articulate the vague desire to be far away. Or you can't quite convey that odd urge to go outside and check to see if anyone is coming. Maybe you're struggling to express there being just the right amount of something - not too much, but not too little. While the English may not have a word for it, the good news is that the Greeks, the Norwegians, the Dutch or possibly the Inuits probably do. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552172431
SKU
V9780552172431
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-11
About Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor is a determined linguist of questionable skill, who speaks enough French to make the French sneer at him, enough Arabic to make Arabs laugh at him, and enough Spanish to order a cup of coffee and have a hope of getting, if not necessarily what he asked for, at least a hot drink of some kind. He can ... Read more
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