Harry Oliver
Auteur de March Hares and Monkeys' Uncles: Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day
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Œuvres de Harry Oliver
March Hares and Monkeys' Uncles: Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day (2005) 107 exemplaires
Black Cats and April Fools: Origins of Old Wives Tales and Superstitions in Our Daily Lives (1752) 53 exemplaires
Bees' Knees and Barmy Armies: Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day (2008) 34 exemplaires
Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers: The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives (2010) 18 exemplaires
"Nightly to Milwaukee" 1 exemplaire
The Old Mirage Salesman 1 exemplaire
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Not much info here, mostly saying "no one knows the origin". That would be quite all right if there was humor or graphics to add interest.
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- Œuvres
- 13
- Membres
- 341
- Popularité
- #69,903
- Évaluation
- 3.0
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 25
Flying by the Seat of Your Pants is a good, solid gathering of everyday expressions for a beginner. For someone who's more conversant with expressions and their origins, there's not going to be much that's new although it may be fun to touch base again with old favorites and realize that your memory's still in good shape.
I do have one word of warning for potential readers. The author, Harry Oliver, is British; therefore, many of these everyday expressions have their origins in the UK. For Anglophiles like me, this is no problem, but for those who aren't interested in how folks across the pond speak, they may want to give this compilation a miss. (On the other hand, why not broaden your knowledge a bit?)… (plus d'informations)