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The Meaning of Tingo
Penguin Group US 2007; US$ 12.00Viva Tingo! The ideal bathroom browse book, and a divine gift for the word-obsessed: a funny, amazing, and even profound world tour of the best of all those strange words that don't have a precise English equivalent, the ones that tell us so much about other cultures' priorities and preoccupations, and expand our minds. Did you know that people in... more...
The Wonder of Whiffling
Penguin Books Ltd 2009; Not AvailableThe Wonder of Whiffling is a hugely enjoyable, surprising and rewarding tour of English around the globe (with fine coinages from our English-speaking cousins across the pond, Down Under and elsewhere).Discover all sorts of words you?ve always wished existed but never knew, such as fornale, to spend one?s money before it has been earned; cagg,... more...
Toujours Tingo
Penguin Books Ltd 2007; Not AvailableWhy would Germans accuse you of being like the donkey getting cross with a rabbit? Who would a Spaniard tell to go and fry asparagus? And when might the French claim they are without a radish? Furthering your knowledge of the world?s unusual idioms, Toujours Tingo will also explain how ordering ? lamb ? in Ethiopia may see a cow delivered... more...
I Never Knew There Was a Word For It
Penguin Books Ltd 2010; Not AvailableFrom 'shotclog', a Yorkshire term for a companion only tolerated because he is paying for the drinks, to Albanian having 29 words to describe different kinds of eyebrows, the languages of the world are full of amazing, amusing and illuminating words and expressions that will improve absolutely everybody's quality of life. All they need is this book!... more...
The Meaning of Tingo
Penguin Books Ltd 2006; Not AvailableDid you know that people in Indonesia have a word that means ?to take off your clothes in order to dance?? Or how many words the Albanians have for eyebrows and moustaches? Or that the Dutch word for skimming stones is plimpplamppletteren? Drawing on the collective wisdom of over 154 languages, this intriguing book is arranged by theme so you can compare... more...
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