Salty Dog Talk
The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
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2007
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Reissue
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-0-7136-8749-1 (ISBN)
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-0-7136-8749-1 (ISBN)
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This fascinating and charming pocket book explains the seafaring beginnings of over 200 phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore.
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This fascinating and charming pocket book explains the seafaring beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. Just a few examples are: Chock-a-block Chance your arm Money for old rope Spic and span Push the boat out At close quartersThis entertaining book has been a popular title for boaters and landlubbers alike, ever since first publication in 1983. 'Good fun' Yachts and Yachting 'Entertaining, informative, educational and lots of fun' Multihull International 'An entertaining and informative little book' Motor Boats Monthly
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This fascinating and charming pocket book explains the seafaring beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. Just a few examples are: Chock-a-block Chance your arm Money for old rope Spic and span Push the boat out At close quartersThis entertaining book has been a popular title for boaters and landlubbers alike, ever since first publication in 1983. 'Good fun' Yachts and Yachting 'Entertaining, informative, educational and lots of fun' Multihull International 'An entertaining and informative little book' Motor Boats Monthly
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 | 3.9.2007 |
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| Zusatzinfo | b/w cartoons throughout |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 126 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 86 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7136-8749-5 / 0713687495 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7136-8749-1 / 9780713687491 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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