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Excerpt from English Into French: Five Thousand English Locutions, Rendered Into Idiomatic French
The reasonable presumption is that the number is relatively small. It would be extraordinary if it were otherwise. For it is given to very few of us to live long enough in France to make of French a second language as every educated foreigner makes of France a second country, or to be able to devote to the study of French sufficient time to master the difficulties, the intricacies, and the genius of the language, with the aid of the imperfect instruments available for the'' purpose.
Bearing in mind the fundamental fact that English-speaking people 1i in English, and confining attention solely to the speaking and writing by them of idiomatic French, it must be said that existing english-french dictionaries, i. E. Dictionaries in which English is the first language, as opposed to french-english dictionaries; in which French comes first, are of little use.
In saying this, there is not the slightest intention to derogate from the merits of those works, whatever their merits may be. All that is meant is, that if judged by their size, they are inadequate; if judged by their economy, they stand condemned.
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The reasonable presumption is that the number is relatively small. It would be extraordinary if it were otherwise. For it is given to very few of us to live long enough in France to make of French a second language as every educated foreigner makes of France a second country, or to be able to devote to the study of French sufficient time to master the difficulties, the intricacies, and the genius of the language, with the aid of the imperfect instruments available for the'' purpose.
Bearing in mind the fundamental fact that English-speaking people 1i in English, and confining attention solely to the speaking and writing by them of idiomatic French, it must be said that existing english-french dictionaries, i. E. Dictionaries in which English is the first language, as opposed to french-english dictionaries; in which French comes first, are of little use.
In saying this, there is not the slightest intention to derogate from the merits of those works, whatever their merits may be. All that is meant is, that if judged by their size, they are inadequate; if judged by their economy, they stand condemned.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
D. N. Samson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666113382
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 222
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Contributors
Author
D. N. Samson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332124268
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 224
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