Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
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A fascinating and entertaining exploration of all the everyday expressions that have nautical origins. Most of us never realize how many words and expressions used in everyday English have a fascinating nautical origin. This charming pocketbook explains the practical ship-board beginnings of over 200 such phrases-colorful, bizarre and surprising-and how they came ashore. For anyone with an interest in the sea & its traditions-landlubbers, boaters, historians, linguists. By Bill Beavis & Richard McCloskey.
Paperback
96 pages
“If you are feeling pooped, under the weather, or in the doldrums, then this fascinating and witty book is the perfect antidote.” – 48 North
