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In Other Words

A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World

by Christopher J. Moore, Neil Packer and Simon Winchester

In Other Words

Hardcover, 127 pages, St Martins Pr, List Price: $14 | purchase

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Provides pronunciations and definitions of unusual words from different languages, including Hungarian, Finnish, Gaelic, and Creole.

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Other Cultures, 'In Other Words'

Every language has words that express unique ideas — words that just don't translate very well into English. At the same time, those can be the exact ideas that tell us the most about another culture. Author Christopher J. Moore discusses these concepts and his new book In Other Words.

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Translating the Untranslatable

Linguist Christopher J. Moore has made a career of searching out some of the world's most "untranslatable" expressions — words from around the globe that defy an easy translation into English. Moore shares a few of his linguistic favorites from his new book In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World.

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