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An amusing look at cultural similarities --Will Safire, New York Times, July, 2009
'Why do we say "I'm not pulling your leg"? Or "he kicked the bucket"? I don't mean etymologically, I mean logically. Why do we use idioms? I became fascinated by that question when I discovered that Russians say "I'm not hanging noodles on your ears" when they're not pulling your leg. To us that sounds ridiculous. But let's face it, our idioms don't have a leg (pulled or not) to stand on either. They're just as nonsensical. And they're not alone...'
--The Guardian books blog, August 2009
"This light-hearted jaunt through the vagaries of language is, as they say in Mexico, certain to make you 'peel your teeth' (bring a smile to your face)."
--The Guardian, 29 August 2009
'Why do we say "I'm not pulling your leg"? Or "he kicked the bucket"? I don't mean etymologically, I mean logically. Why do we use idioms? I became fascinated by that question when I discovered that Russians say "I'm not hanging noodles on your ears" when they're not pulling your leg. To us that sounds ridiculous. But let's face it, our idioms don't have a leg (pulled or not) to stand on either. They're just as nonsensical. And they're not alone...'
--The Guardian books blog, August 2009
"This light-hearted jaunt through the vagaries of language is, as they say in Mexico, certain to make you 'peel your teeth' (bring a smile to your face)."
--The Guardian, 29 August 2009
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An insightful book on the ingenuity of language, intriguingly illustrated. Intrigued? I hope so
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