All the French You Use Without Knowing It: The Stories of Some Fascinating Words

by Saul H. Rosenthal

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This book isn't anything you have to memorize. As Catherine Ostrower, who teaches French at Wesleyan and was proofreading the book, wrote to the author: "THIS BOOK IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO READ "

It gives you the fascinating stories of English words that came from French, often words you would never have dreamt were French (like important, relay, stereotype, surrender, stranger, similar, and delicious). It tells you how these words evolved, how...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1604945052

ISBN13:9781604945058

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Wheatmark

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.59 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Foreign Language Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages

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