{"product_id":"english-as-she-is-spoke-being-a-comprehensive-phrasebook-of","title":"English as She Is Spoke: Being a Comprehensive Phrasebook of","description":"\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1932416110\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e da Fonseca, Jos\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e new\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \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\n        \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eUsed Book in Good Condition\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        ","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49675648467184,"sku":"NEW1932416110","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/english-as-she-is-spoke-being-a-comprehensive-phrasebook-of","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}