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The Greeks Had a Word For It

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Greeks Had a Word For It

By Andrew Taylor

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About the book

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. Whether it's the Norwegian fo...Show more

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ISBN

9780552172431

Publisher

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

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The Greeks Had a Word For It

Format

Paperback

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