If you've ever wanted to add a little savoir faire to your badinage, or
chutzpah to your spiel, then fear not, help is at hand.

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi is an entertaining jaunt through the legions
of words, from aficionado to zeitgeist, that we English-speakers have
pilfered from across the globe. It includes fascinating derivations and
witty examples, as well as all the stories of just how and why we
absorbed such exotic imports.


If you've ever wanted to add a little savoir faire to your badinage, or
chutzpah to your spiel, then fear not, help is at hand.

*A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi* is an entertaining jaunt through the legions
of words, from *aficionado* to *zeitgeist*, that we English-speakers
have pilfered from across the globe. It includes fascinating derivations
and witty examples, as well as all the stories of just how and why we
absorbed such exotic imports.


A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched from Other LanguagesMP3 CD, 24 January 2017

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