English as She Is Spoke: Or a Jest in Sober Earnest (Classic Reprint)

Description: This book offers a hilarious look at the struggles of language learning, particularly when attempting to master English through the lens of a Portuguese-French phrasebook and a French-English dictionary. The author, clearly a dedicated but misguided instructor, has compiled a guide to conversation that showcases the pitfalls of relying on literal translations and a lack of understanding of the nuances of idiomatic English. The book's humor lies in its unintentional absurdity, as the author's attempts to create English sentences result in phrases that are nonsensical, comical, and often grammatically incorrect. The text provides a fascinating glimpse into the challenges of cross-cultural communication, highlighting the importance of genuine understanding and context when approaching a new language. From vocabulary lists that include "crumbs" among "plates and cruets," to dialogues featuring hunting expeditions described as "game on they cantons" and "a horse who have a bad looks," the book provides a wealth of amusing examples of the linguistic mishaps that can occur when learning a new language. This book is a reminder of the inherent difficulties in cross-cultural communication and the value of finding humor in even the most challenging situations. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.

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