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$4.60The Story
When ideas fail, words come in handy. But sometimes you cant find the right word, and what you want to say cant be found in the dictionary. English has its limitations, but the expression youre searching for may exist in another language. In Other Words is a unique collection of wellknown and absolutely obscure untranslatableslinguistic gems that convey a feeling or notion with satisfying precision yet resist simple translation.This quirky lexicon of hardtotranslate words gives the reader a new way to look at the world and how words relate to us. The words are arranged by region or country of origin, and a brief introduction to each sectioneach done by a respected translatorgives insight into the culture of the people as well as the language. Each of these singular words is cleverly and thoroughly defined, with interesting details and references throughout. The search for that elusive mot juste may be over.
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When ideas fail, words come in handy. But sometimes you cant find the right word, and what you want to say cant be found in the dictionary. English has its limitations, but the expression youre searching for may exist in another language. In Other Words is a unique collection of wellknown and absolutely obscure untranslatableslinguistic gems that convey a feeling or notion with satisfying precision yet resist simple translation.This quirky lexicon of hardtotranslate words gives the reader a new way to look at the world and how words relate to us. The words are arranged by region or country of origin, and a brief introduction to each sectioneach done by a respected translatorgives insight into the culture of the people as well as the language. Each of these singular words is cleverly and thoroughly defined, with interesting details and references throughout. The search for that elusive mot juste may be over.
