{"product_id":"english-as-she-is-spoke-collins-library-series-1932416110-used","title":"English As She Is Spoke (Collins Library Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1932416110\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Da Fonseca, Jose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1855, when Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino wrote an English phrasebook for Portuguese students, they faced just one problem: they didn't know any English. Even worse, they didn't own an English-to-Portuguese dictionary. What they did have, though, was a Portuguese-to-French dictionary, and a French-to-English dictionary. The linguistic train wreck that ensued is a classic of unintentional humor, now revived in the first newly selected edition in a century. Armed with Fonseca and Carolino's guide, a Portuguese traveler can insult a barber (\"What news tell me? All hairs dresser are newsmonger\"), complain about the orchestra (\"It is a noise which to cleve the head\"), go hunting (\"let aim it! let make fire him\"), and consult a handy selection of truly mystifying \"Idiotisms and Proverbs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337725735200,"sku":"USED1932416110","price":26.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51yTDV9AskL_29327519-b947-4605-a7bc-228f04151b29.jpg?v=1789085830","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/english-as-she-is-spoke-collins-library-series-1932416110-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}