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Faux Pas

Hardcover • 2005 • English

Faux Pas

By Philip Gooden

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About the book

If you have ever been bamboozled by the use of a foreign word or phrase, or simply want to spice up your vocabulary with some well-chosen bons mots, then this is the book for you. Thousands of foreign words and phrases have been absorbed into the language and are currently used in English, from the everyday (macho, tete-a-tete, spaghetti) to the relatively obscure (ultra vires, auto-da-fe). Faux Pas focuses on familiar terms and expressions as well as those that are new, curious or amusing. Each...Show more

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ISBN

9780713674972

Publisher

A C Black Publishers Ltd

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Faux Pas

Format

Hardcover

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