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The Meaning of Tingo : And Other Extraordinary Words from Around

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Book Title
The Meaning of Tingo : And Other Extraordinary Words from Around
ISBN
9781594200861
Publication Year
2006
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Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Meaning of Tingo : and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Adam Jacot De Boinod
Item Length
7.3in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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A garden of delights for the word obsessed: a funny, amazing, and even profound world tour of the best of all those strange words that don't have a precise English equivalent, the ones that tell us so much about other cultures' priorities and preoccupations and expand our minds. Did you know that people in Bolivia have a word that means "I was rather too drunk last night and it's all their fault"? That there's no Italian equivalent for the word "blue"? That the Dutch word for skimming stones is "plimpplamppletteren"? This delightful book, which draws on the collective wisdom of more than 254 languages, includes not only those words for which there is no direct counterpart in English ("pana po'o" in Hawaiian means to scratch your head in order to remember something important), but also a frank discussion of exactly how many Eskimo words there are for snow and the longest known palindrome in any language ("saippuakivikauppias"--Finland). And all right, what in fact is "tingo"? In the Pascuense language of Easter Island, it's to take all the objects one desires from the house of a friend, one at a time, by asking to borrow them. Well, of "course" it is. Enhanced by its ingenious and irresistible little "Schott's Miscellany/Eats Shoots and Leaves" package and piquant black-and-white illustrations throughout, "The Meaning of Tingo" is a heady feast for word lovers of all persuasions. Viva Tingo!

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594200866
ISBN-13
9781594200861
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48417287

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Author
Adam Jacot De Boinod
Publication Name
Meaning of Tingo : and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Type
Not Available
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Item Length
7.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
P326.J33 2006
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Copyright Date
2006
Topic
Vocabulary, General, Curiosities & Wonders, Word Lists
Lccn
2005-055520
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor

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  • by 8utn7flgtya@deleted
    Jun 14, 2006

    cazar (Spanish) to kick one's opponent and not the ball

    Very clever. I first read an excerpt from "The Meaning of Tingo" in Smithsonian Magazine. Tingo gives a brief look at interpreting and incorporating words from hundreds of different cultures into the English language. The English language is so limiting in expressing things, that often times, the discription of what we want to say is already a word in another language. Its a great book to pick-up randomly for some enlightening laughs. Would be a great one-a-day calendar. I wish it gave more information on how to include words in the context of a sentance. murr-ma (Wagiman, Australia) to walk along in the water searching for something with your feet

  • by OxHTEJ4-Tgq@Deleted
    Nov 06, 2006

    TINGO

    I would recommend this book to anyone who gets a kick out of lingo.Buy it and you will like it. The hardest part of this book was learning the different pronounciations of the words. A good thing would be to break the words down for a southern English speaking man.

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