Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Most of us never realize how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. They are arranged alphabetically for easy reference, and are illustrated with Bill Beavis's cartoons.
Author: Bill Beavis
Format: Paperback, 96 pages, 126mm x 198mm, 112 g
Published: 2002, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: Water Sports
Description
Most of us never realize how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a nautical origin. This pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore. They are arranged alphabetically for easy reference, and are illustrated with Bill Beavis's cartoons.
Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions