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From: nick@utai.UUCP (Nicholas Graham)
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Subject: Re: Esperanto and the origins of some interesting words
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Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 01:47:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 11 01:47:00 1985
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> > Also, are there any good multi-lingual dictionaries which 
> > might be able to help me in the future?
> 
> I have a paperback "The Concise Dictionary of 26 Languages"
> which is quite interesting.  It is published by Signet Books
> (ISBN 451-Y3368-125), compiled by Peter M. Bergman.
> ... 
> Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam

I also have a useful multi-language dictionary, by name of
"The Insult Dictionary", by Wolfe publishing.  The front cover
bills the book as demonstrating 'How to be abusive in FIVE
languages:  English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.'
The book provides such indispensable phrases as "Stop yapping
so that I can hear the play", "The rest of my change would be
nice now plaese", "When did the waiters start their strike?",
and of course, "Yes, you deserve a tip:  the tip of my boot!"
It would appear that this is the only phrase book that should ever
be required by an American travelling in Europe :-).

						Nick Graham,
						University of Toronto
						..!{anywhere}!utcsrgv!utai!nick