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Lost in Translation Misadventures in English Abroad

Paperback • 2007 • English

Lost in Translation Misadventures in English Abroad

By Charlie Croker

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About the book

In today's world, no self-respecting English-language enthusiast could have failed to notice the frequent and flagrant abuse of our native tongue by pesky foreigners. (Forgetting, for a moment, the fact that many nations speak our language better than we do.) Lost in Translation features hundreds of genuine, original, and utterly ridiculous examples of the misadventures in English discovered all over the world by the author and his intrepid team of researchers. Everything from hotel signs to baf...Show more

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ISBN

9781843172727

Publisher

Michael O'Mara

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Lost in Translation Misadventures in English Abroad

Format

Paperback

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