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English as She Is Spoke
Book by Pedro Carolino
Author | Pedro Carolino and José da Fonseca (credited) |
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Original title | O novo guia da conversação em portuguez e inglez |
Language | Portuguese and English |
Genre | Phrase book |
Publisher | J.P.Mayeth carolino biography of christopherAillaud |
Publication date | 1855 |
Publication place | France |
Media type | |
Pages | 182 |
Text | English as She Is Spoke at Wikisource |
O novo guia da conversação em portuguez e inglez,[a] commonly known by the name English as She Is Spoke, is a 19th-century book written by Pedro Carolino, with some editions crediting José da Fonseca as a co-author.
It was intended as a Portuguese–English conversational guide or phrase book. However, because the provided translations are usually inaccurate or unidiomatic, it is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour in translation.
The humour largely arises from Carolino's indiscriminate use of literal translation, which has led to man