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Lifetime: 1788 - 1866 Passed: ≈ 158 years ago

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Writer

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Pedro Carolino

Books by Pedro Carolino

English as She is Spoke Cover image

English as She is Spoke

Humour Non-Fiction Reference work
Language Dictionary Absurdity Translation French Hilarious Humor English Portuguese Phrasebook Cultural Linguistic Mistranslation Incoherent

'English as She is Spoke' is a 19th-century Portuguese-to-English phrasebook that has become a classic example of unintentional humor. The book's author, Pedro Carolino, had no knowledge of English and seemingly used dictionaries to translate Portugu...