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Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.

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...a collection of words you never knew you needed before * Huffington Post *
Charming illustrations and sheer linguistic delight -- Maria Popova * Brainpicker *
words you never knew you needed but now can’t live without * Saga Magazine *
...a fantastic collection of words without English counterparts * Entertainment Weekly *
… will make you think, laugh and discover situations you never knew there was a word for * ELLE Canada *

Lost in Translation

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    A Hardback by Ella Frances Sanders

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 04/06/2015
      ISBN13: 9780224100809, 978-0224100809
      ISBN10: 0224100807
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Language: reference and general Humour

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.

      Trade Review
      ...a collection of words you never knew you needed before * Huffington Post *
      Charming illustrations and sheer linguistic delight -- Maria Popova * Brainpicker *
      words you never knew you needed but now can’t live without * Saga Magazine *
      ...a fantastic collection of words without English counterparts * Entertainment Weekly *
      … will make you think, laugh and discover situations you never knew there was a word for * ELLE Canada *

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