Faux Pas (Large Print) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Philip Gooden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0713676493 | ISBN-13: 978-0713676495

Winner of the HRH Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2006. An award winning language book, this is a lively and engaging expose on the foreign words and phrases that populate our language. Each entry gives a translation of the expression, the language of origin, pronunciation, an insightful comment on usage, plus illuminating examples from the press. A Pretentiousness Index will help you avoid committing the ultimate faux pas(!). 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 terms have been absorbed into the English language from the everyday (kowtow) to the relatively obscure (auto-da-fe). Faux Pas? focuses on familiar terms and expressions as well as those that are new, curious or amusing.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Lively, useful and humourous'. Good Book Guide (September 2007) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Philip Gooden is a published crime novelist and popular language commentator. He read English at Magdalen College, Oxford, and then taught at secondary level for many years. Recently published are Who's Whose? and Name Dropping? --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: A&C Black (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713676493
• ISBN-13: 978-0713676495
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,042,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)