Author(s): Peter Archer

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Do you, inter alia, like to toss out casual bon mots to enliven conversation? Do you want your Weltanshuung to be the talk of the cognescenti? Do you enjoy casually dropping thoughts like De gustibus non est disputandum or Apres nous, le deluge? If so, this book is for you. (It's also for you if you hang out with people who make those sorts of comments and you don't want to ask what the Hell they're talking about.) In the tradition of its bestselling "The Words You Should Know", Adams presents 500 of the most commonly used foreign words and phrases that enhance our language and make us sound sophisticated. Each word or phrase is translated into English, along with a pronunciation guide and a sample sentence. Quotations are translated into English with an explanation of their context. The book also includes sidebars explaining where some of the better known phrases originated and various other trivia.