English as She Is Spoke: The Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Pedro Carolino, Mark Twain (Introduction by)Publish date:2018-10-17Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486829326ISBN-10:486829324UPC:9780486829326Book Category:Humor, Foreign Language Study, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Topic, Multi-Language Phrasebooks, DictionariesBook Topic:LanguageSize:7.00 x 5.00 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SC2M4SDGH7
English as She Is Spoke: The Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English
Originally conceived as a Portuguese-English phrase book, this literary curiosity was written by an author who, remarkably, spoke no English. With the help of a pair of dictionaries, Pedro Carolino translated a series of expressions from his native Portuguese into French and from French into English. The result is a volume of unintentional hilarity, praised by Mark Twain in his appreciative...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486829326ISBN-10:486829324UPC:9780486829326Book Category:Humor, Foreign Language Study, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Topic, Multi-Language Phrasebooks, DictionariesBook Topic:LanguageSize:7.00 x 5.00 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SC2M4SDGH7
English as She Is Spoke is the only published work by Pedro Carolino, and it is confidently presumed that he did not actually speak English. He appears to have attempted to enhance the appeal of his book by appending the name of famous language scholar José da Fonseca.
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