Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

Bill Beavis (author), Richard McCloskey (author)

Paperback Published on: 09/10/2014

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Synopsis

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.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781472907981
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 89g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm