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Salty Dog Talk

Salty Dog Talk

The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

by Bill Beavis and Richard McCloskey
Paperback
Publication Date: 09/10/2014
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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.
ISBN:
9781472907981
9781472907981
Category:
Ships & boats: general interest
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
09-10-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
96
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x7mm
Weight:
0.09kg

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Semantics & pragmatics Language: history & general works Language: reference & general Ships & boats: general interest Sailing Boating Historical & comparative linguistics
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