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Salty Dog Talk
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First published January 1, 1983
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
May 31, 2018
Short book of expressions that have made their way to land, via the sea and those who sailed the seas.
Quite a few that have come over, some are pigeon-englished from various other tongues and others were linked to drinking, fighting, being flogged, being drenched etc.... nausea comes to us from the sea, as does windfall.
A very quick read but would be of interest to many, would make an excellent podcast actually.
Quite a few that have come over, some are pigeon-englished from various other tongues and others were linked to drinking, fighting, being flogged, being drenched etc.... nausea comes to us from the sea, as does windfall.
A very quick read but would be of interest to many, would make an excellent podcast actually.
June 19, 2023
I had no idea so many popular expressions had come from the sea. Mayonnaise especially surprised me.
August 29, 2023
Much of this reads as little more than guesswork.
March 17, 2012
It does pretty much what it says on the tin, "the nautical origins of everyday expressions".
'Salty Dog Talk' is an ideal coffee table book to leave, pick up, leave, pick up etc that doesn't matter if you've already read that bit! Alphabetically catalogued and illustrated; its a handy reference and provides great reading.
'Salty Dog Talk' is an ideal coffee table book to leave, pick up, leave, pick up etc that doesn't matter if you've already read that bit! Alphabetically catalogued and illustrated; its a handy reference and provides great reading.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews