¿ Over 5000 entries, from a priori to Zeitgeist
¿ Covers everyday expressions, specialist terms and tags
¿ Gives clear definitions and easy-to-use pronunciation guide
¿ Includes details of language and date of origin
¿ Highlights additional points of historical and etymological interest
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One of the remarkable characteristics of English as a language is its ability to absorb useful words from all over the world, hence its vast vocabulary. This book has collected over 5,000 of the foreign words and phrases that have become a part of everyday English, from long-established Latin phrases to recent borrowings from Russian (apparatchik, perestroika, glasnost). Each term is defined, its ancestry and history explained, its pronunciation made clear and its moment of entry into English pinpointed as accurately as possible. It's a word lover's delight, and if you give it to a trivia buff you may not see them for days. They'll even be able to smile knowingly when people use clever little quotes and phrases like "pour encourager les autres", "sartor resartus" or "cherchez la femme"--the book explains them fully. --David Pickering
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