Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi", A: The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English

By Chloe Rhodes

Book Overview

English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist--we use these foreign words every... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606520571
• ISBN13: 9781606520574
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher