Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/UFnESR Faux Pas? A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrases from Other Languages By: Bloomsbury Publishing Publisher: A&C Black Academic and Professional Print ISBN: 9780713674972, 0713674970 eText ISBN: 9781408150108, 1408150107 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2005 Format: EPUB Available from $ 16.99 USD SKU 9781408150108 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 expression is 'translated', with an indication of its language of origin and pronunciation, a comment on its usefulness and a Pretentiousness Index.
