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Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language

Hugh Lunn
4.9/5 (33989 ratings)
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Description:This long anticipated follow-up to the hugely successful and popular LOST FOR WORDS revisits the rich, inventive and rogueish language Australians used to speak, before globalism stole it away.Hundreds of readers have responded to author Hugh Lunn′s request and donated a torrent of forgotten words and sayings that he overlooked in his first book.′So many arrived it was like trying to take a sip out of a fire hose,′ Hugh said. ′And these words were so obvious, that if they were a snake, they would have bitten me by now.′WORDS FAIL ME intertwines the sayings and phrases of yesteryear with true stories and anecdotes and recaptures what Australian used to be like back when. Hugh also casts a satirical eye on modern language madnesses: the road signs, the asterisks, the gobbledegook andcorporate speak that have replaced our euphonious direct language. As they would say today: ′He is having issues!′Lovingly collected, WORDS FAIL ME takes delight in the way we once were; a people with their own unique lingo --- clear, exaggerated and joyful.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language. To get started finding Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
352
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Harper Collins Australia
Release
2010
ISBN
0733322514

Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language

Hugh Lunn
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: This long anticipated follow-up to the hugely successful and popular LOST FOR WORDS revisits the rich, inventive and rogueish language Australians used to speak, before globalism stole it away.Hundreds of readers have responded to author Hugh Lunn′s request and donated a torrent of forgotten words and sayings that he overlooked in his first book.′So many arrived it was like trying to take a sip out of a fire hose,′ Hugh said. ′And these words were so obvious, that if they were a snake, they would have bitten me by now.′WORDS FAIL ME intertwines the sayings and phrases of yesteryear with true stories and anecdotes and recaptures what Australian used to be like back when. Hugh also casts a satirical eye on modern language madnesses: the road signs, the asterisks, the gobbledegook andcorporate speak that have replaced our euphonious direct language. As they would say today: ′He is having issues!′Lovingly collected, WORDS FAIL ME takes delight in the way we once were; a people with their own unique lingo --- clear, exaggerated and joyful.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language. To get started finding Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
352
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Harper Collins Australia
Release
2010
ISBN
0733322514

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