The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

by Frank Ledlie Moore, Mary Varchaver, Frank Moore

Book Overview

Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together.-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471383724
• ISBN13: 9780471383727
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Exceptional aid for Kindle

After loading "Browser's Dictionary" on my Kindle, I discovered a simple way to learn the meaning of an unfamiliar foreign word or phrase I've come across in my Kindle reading. I type the term on my Kindle which opens the Search Line, then move the cursor over to "my items" and select. "Browser's Dictionary" inevitably comes up as a choice which, when selected, gives me the definition. If you want to know what the author is saying, even in a foreign language, the "Browser's Dictionary" is yet another reason to love the utility of a Kindle.

NEEDS TABLE OF CONTENTS

This is an excellent reference for many unfamiliar words and phrases used in the English language, but an alphabetical table of contents or appendix would be helpful in locating them.