Salty Dog Talk

The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

Bill Beavis, Richard G. McClosky, Richard G. McCloskey (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2002 | New edition
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-0-7136-6400-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This pocketbook explains the practical nautical beginnings of over 200 phrases used in everyday English. The phrases are arranged alphabetically for easy reference, and are illustrated with Bill Beavis's cartoons.

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Most of us never realize how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. They are arranged alphabetically for easy reference, and are illustrated with Bill Beavis's cartoons.

Autor

Bill Beavis was a seaman turned journalist who had long been interested in nautical etymology. Richard McCloskey is a distinguished American marine historian.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2002
• Illustrationen: Bill Beavis
• Zusatzinfo: b&w cartoons
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 126 x 198 mm
• Gewicht: 112 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-7136-6400-2 / 0713664002
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7136-6400-3 / 9780713664003
• Zustand: Neuware