George
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Post by George on Aug 10, 2011 15:22:30 GMT 10
Oh joy of joys! My all-time favourite work of 19th century literature has been published online in its entirety. Originally released under the title New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English, English as She is Spoke was a Portuguese-English phrasebook written by a fellow who didn't own a Portuguese-English dictionary, nor, apparently, actually speak English at all. The author instead relied on Portuguese-French and French-English dictionaries in compiling his meisterwerk. The result is laugh-out-loud funny: www.exclassics.com/espoke/espk1.htmI draw your particular attention to the "Familar Phrases" and "Idiotisms and Proverbs" sections... www.exclassics.com/espoke/espk5.htmwww.exclassics.com/espoke/espk9.htm
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Post by papapodjov on Aug 12, 2011 1:36:47 GMT 10
LOL...
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