English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest
by Carolino, Pedro & Fonseca, José da
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English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest
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Summary:
"English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest" by Fonseca and Carolino is a Portuguese-English phrase book published in 1855. Intended as a practical conversational guide, it became instead a legendary monument to hilariously mistaken translation. The author...