Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
From
appellation contrôlée to
zeitgeist, these 500 foreign words and phrases will put the world's terminology at your fingertips. It covers everyday expressions (
pro forma); specialist vocabulary (
barre, the wall-mounted rail used for ballet exercises); and tag lines (
sic transit gloria mundi)--and includes a pronunciation guide, the date when the expression first appeared in written English, detailed word histories, and highlighted points of additional interest.