Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe by Gaston DorrenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A fun book! A bit sporadic, but it was to be expected, covering a smattering of languages and cultures. It will be full of little tidbits you probably didn't know (Avalanche is the only English word we got from the Romansh language; gönnen is the German word for finding joy in another's success. We had a word for this in Old English, but have apparently stopped doing so; etc.)
Don't expect a treatise or any in-depth study. But if you want some interesting Trivia for European-related languages, this is a great book.
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