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This 1883 book is without question the worst phrasebook ever written. The writer, Pedro Carolino, who was Portuguese, did not particularly speak English, nor did he have a Portuguese-English dictionary available. Instead, he worked with a French-English phrasebook and a Portuguese-French dictionary. The results, I'm sure you'll agree, are staggering.


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I like the link to "Idiotisms and Proverbs!" I'm sure I'll feel at home in idiotisms! big grin
 
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I agree, arnie, staggering. In Useful Words, some of them you can make out (like "amelet"), while others are just mysteries. For example, under colours, does anyone know what is meant by "Gridelin"?
 
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