{"product_id":"9781625580313","title":"English As She Is Spoke","description":"In 1855, when Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino wrote an English phrasebook for Portuguese students, they faced just one problem: they didn't know any English. Even worse, they didn't own an English-to-Portuguese dictionary. What they did have, though, was a Portuguese-to-French dictionary, and a French-to-English dictionary. The linguistic train wreck that ensued is a classic of unintentional humor, now revived in the first newly selected edition in a century. Armed with Fonseca and Carolino's guide, a Portuguese traveler can insult a barber (\"What news tell me? All hairs dresser are newsmonger\"), complain about the orchestra (\"It is a noise which to cleve the head\"), go hunting (\"let aim it! let make fire him\"), and consult a handy selection of truly mystifying \"Idiotisms and Proverbs.\"","brand":"Start Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178420027632,"sku":"9781625580313","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781625580313_p0.jpg?v=1763861049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781625580313","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}