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Rhodes, Chloe

 
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Sinopsis

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi is an accessible and entertaining treasury of information that 'connoisseurs' of the English language will love!

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Chloe Rhodes is a freelance writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Independent on Sunday, as well as in several other national publications. Her previous books include A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched From Other Languages and One For Sorrow: A Book of Old-Fashioned Lore, both published by Michael O'Mara Books.

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For all those aficionados of the English languagewho feel their spiel is lacking in panache, A CertainJe Ne Sais Quoi is a veritable smorgasbord ofwords and phrases to enliven your speech.

This entertaining guide looks at the many borrowings andinfluences that enrich the English language as we knowit today, explaining where they come from, why we usethem and what they really mean. With this book, you willlearn how to avoid any embarrassing faux pas and impressthe cognoscenti with your savoir faire in no time.

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9781843173649: A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched From Other Languages

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ISBN 10:  1843173646 ISBN 13:  9781843173649
Editorial: Michael O'Mara, 2009
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