The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Arthur Sullivan, W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
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HumourEnglish as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnestJosé da Fonseca, Pedro Carolino
Humour
English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest
av José da Fonseca, Pedro Carolino
Intended as a practical conversational guide, it became instead a legendary monument to hilariously mistaken translation.
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"English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest" by Fonseca and Carolino is a Portuguese-English phrase book published in 1855. Intended as a practical conversational guide, it became instead a legendary monument to hilariously mistaken translation. The author appears to have used a French-English dictionary to translate a Portuguese-French phrase book, producing absurd results like "raining in jars" and "to craunch a marmoset." Mark Twain declared it perfect in its unintentional comedy, noting that "nobody can add to the absurdity of this book."
- Format
- EPUB
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Omfang
- 30 sider
- Utgitt
- 1. januar 1855
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