Project Gutenberg 2009-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 139 Fonseca, José da 1788 1866 Fonseca, Jose da Carolino, Pedro English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Doran Gaston "English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest" by Fonseca and Carolino is an instructional guide intended for Portuguese speakers learning English, published in the late 19th century. This book falls within the genre of language learning and features a humorous take on the translation and phrase construction involved in mastering a foreign language. The primary topic explores the funny and often incorrect English phrases that result from literal translations, showcasing the challenges and comical outcomes that arise for non-native speakers. The content of the book features a compilation of vocabulary lists, dialogues, and idiomatic expressions, all presented in a way that highlights the absurdities of poor translation. The authors have included various sections that describe daily interactions and common scenarios, replete with hilariously erroneous English phrases. For example, phrases such as "He burns one's self the brains" and "Help to a little most the better yours terms" illustrate the comedic misunderstandings that can occur. Through its structure, the book parodies the language learning process, inviting readers to both learn and laugh at the same time, while inadvertently revealing cultural and linguistic nuances in the pursuit of fluency. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Errors and blunders, Literary English language -- Conversation and phrase books -- Portuguese PN Text Humor Browsing: Language & Communication 89185 89126 2024-10-13T05:31:28.625235 2023-09-13T10:13:09.756511 text/html text/html 89178 89119 2024-10-13T05:31:28.855793 2023-09-13T10:13:09.896521 text/html text/html 116391 2024-10-13T05:31:35.471227 application/epub+zip 115341 2024-10-13T05:31:32.398241 application/epub+zip 93988 2024-10-13T05:31:31.144278 application/epub+zip 311642 2024-10-13T05:31:37.318245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301459 2024-10-13T05:31:34.538240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261078 2022-09-14T06:12:09.083088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70332 70325 2024-10-13T05:31:28.360251 2023-09-13T10:13:09.587502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70182 2021-01-05T19:42:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 27047 2021-01-05T19:42:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 70171 2021-01-05T19:42:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27006 2021-01-05T19:42:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20859 2024-10-13T05:31:37.460248 application/rdf+xml 22874 2024-10-13T05:31:31.698259 image/jpeg 4740 2024-10-13T05:31:31.412241 image/jpeg 117912 2024-10-13T05:31:28.864257 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog