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"English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar." -James D. Nicoll Organized alphabetically for easy reference, A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi" is an accessible lexicon of foreign words and phrases used in English, containing everything from aficionado (Spanish) to zeitgeist (German). Inside you'll find translations, definitions, origins, and a descriptive timeline of each item's evolut
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- Author
- Rhodes, Chloe
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781606522769
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Reference, Linguistics, Language
- Rating
- 3.54 / 5 (127 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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