Salty Dog Talk

The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

Bill Beavis, Richard G. McCloskey (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2004
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-0-7136-6976-3 (ISBN)

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Salty Dog Talk

Bill Beavis, Richard G. McCloskey

2007

Buch | Softcover

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Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This book explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases of nautical origin and how they came ashore.

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. 'Good fun' Yachts and Yachting 'Entertaining, informative, educational and lots of fun' Multihull International

Bill Beavis was a seaman turned journalist who had long been interested in nautical etymology. He died a number of years ago. Richard McCloskey is a distinguished American marine historian.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2004
Zusatzinfo	b/w cartoons throughout
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	126 x 198 mm
Gewicht	114 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	0-7136-6976-4 / 0713669764
ISBN-13	978-0-7136-6976-3 / 9780713669763
Zustand	Neuware