Page Burners | Episode 8: I Do Some Books ("English as She is Spoke")

Page Burners

English - January 23, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 49.1 MB
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So you wanna speak like the English do, huh? Well lucky you, we have the perfect poorly-translated phrasebook for you! "English as She is Spoke" by Pedro Carolino is a 19th-Century marvel that is much-beloved for it's attempt to translate a French-Portuguese phrasebook to English by someone who doesn't speak English.

Buckle up as we tick off every Shakespeare fan, give you new pass code ideas for your secret society, and discuss the sexuality of Yoda.