Salty Dog Talk
by Richard McCloskey
Title:
Salty Dog Talk
Author:
Richard McCloskey
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
96 pages, b/w cartoons throughout
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781472907981
EAN:
9781472907981
Publication Date:
09/10/2014
Classifications:
Language: reference and general
Weight (g):
208
Dimensions (mm):
122 x 197 x 7
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£8.24
7 copies in stock
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Description
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore.
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