Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore.
12.9 x 19.8cm
paperback
$4.69
Original: $13.39
-65%
Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions—
$13.39
$4.69
Description
Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases - colourful, bizarre and surprising - and how they came ashore.
12.9 x 19.8cm
paperback
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