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Untranslatables (2000)

by Ella Frances Sanders(Favorite Author)

4.31 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1448192463 (ISBN13: 9781448192465)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Vintage Digital

review 1: Lovely drawings and interpretations of kooky non-English words from around the world.A book for the soul; curled up in front of the fire on a gloomy winters day or sitting in the long grass enjoying a summer picnic with friends xI am guilty of TSUNDOKU : Japanese for leaving books unread after purchase, typically piled up together with other unread books! I had to laugh at this one.Thankfully I did not do that with this book and read it 3 days after buying it. Wonder if there is a word for that out there?
review 2: 4.5 starsA most delightful treat of a book. Only problem was that I wanted more words! The two I'm going to do my best to incorporate into my vocabulary for future abuse:'akihi (Hawaiian, noun) - listening to directions and then walking off and pro... moremptly forgetting them means that you've gone "akihi."Because, yeah, that's pretty much how I operate when people give me directions.tsundoku (Japanese, noun)- leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piled up together with other unread books.Heh, because I think I know a few people who do this to books on a regular basis :) less

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