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
by 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
- Language
- English
- Length
- 30 pages
- Published
- 1 January 1855
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