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Other-wordly : words both strange and lovely from around the world / by Yee-Lum Mak ; illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley. by Mak, Yee-Lum. Chronicle Books LLC, 2016. Call #: 415 M235o Subjects Language and languages -- Foreign words and phrases.   Language and languages -- Foreign elements.   Vocabulary -- Influence on English. ISBN:  9781452125343 (hc.) Description:  53 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Summary:  Tsundoku (noun, Japanese): buying books and not reading them; letting books pile up unread on shelves or floors or nightstands. Tartle (verb, Scots): to hesitate while introducing or meeting someone because you have forgotten their name. Discover these and many other words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Terms for flirtacious talk that leads nowhere, for the urge to peer into other people's windows, for that sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees. Other authors:  Garrity-Riley, Kelsey illustrator. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 415 M235o Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 415 M235o Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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