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Awkword Moments

- A Lively Guide to the 100 Terms Smart People Should Know
Af: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras Engelsk Hardback

Awkword Moments

- A Lively Guide to the 100 Terms Smart People Should Know
Af: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras Engelsk Hardback
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A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use--even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don''t) know what they mean--with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.

Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger''s cat--which is something you''ve heard of but you''re a little vague about what exactly happened (or didn''t happen) with that cat. Or you''re reading a New Yorker article that explains that "Solecism slipped into solipsism into full-blown narcissistic project." An excellent point . . . if you''re sure what "solecism" means . . . or, for that matter, "solipsism."

Language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras to the rescue! In the breezy and entertaining yet informative style of their New York Times bestseller You''re Saying It Wrong, they give you a brief rundown on words smart people should know--from the worlds of science and the arts to philosophy, and from broader topics like quantum physics and ontology to more specific ones like Plato''s cave and trompe l''oeil. They cover the Latin phrases we hear and read (prima facie, sui generis, and the like) as well as those that have entered our vocabularies from other languages (bildungsroman, sturm und drang).

These are the words that, if you were asked directly, "What does this mean?" you might hem and haw and try to change the subject. After reading this book, you won''t have to.
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A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use--even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don''t) know what they mean--with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.

Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger''s cat--which is something you''ve heard of but you''re a little vague about what exactly happened (or didn''t happen) with that cat. Or you''re reading a New Yorker article that explains that "Solecism slipped into solipsism into full-blown narcissistic project." An excellent point . . . if you''re sure what "solecism" means . . . or, for that matter, "solipsism."

Language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras to the rescue! In the breezy and entertaining yet informative style of their New York Times bestseller You''re Saying It Wrong, they give you a brief rundown on words smart people should know--from the worlds of science and the arts to philosophy, and from broader topics like quantum physics and ontology to more specific ones like Plato''s cave and trompe l''oeil. They cover the Latin phrases we hear and read (prima facie, sui generis, and the like) as well as those that have entered our vocabularies from other languages (bildungsroman, sturm und drang).

These are the words that, if you were asked directly, "What does this mean?" you might hem and haw and try to change the subject. After reading this book, you won''t have to.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 192
ISBN-13: 9781984856388
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1984856383
Kategori: Sprog: Opslagsværker
Udg. Dato: 10 mar 2020
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 185mm
Højde: 131mm
Forlag: Random House USA Inc
Oplagsdato: 10 mar 2020
Forfatter(e): Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
Forfatter(e) Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras

Kategori Sprog: Opslagsværker

ISBN-13 9781984856388

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 192

Udgave

Længde 21mm

Bredde 185mm

Højde 131mm

Udg. Dato 10 mar 2020

Oplagsdato 10 mar 2020

Forlag Random House USA Inc

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