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186 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385527743
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 11 November 2008
Description
When Chinese shopkeepers tried to find a written equivalent of Coca-Cola, one set of characters they chose was pronounced "ke-kou ke-la." It sounded right, but it literally translated as "bite the wax tadpole." Language, like travel, is always str...
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186 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385527743
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 11 November 2008
Description
When Chinese shopkeepers tried to find a written equivalent of Coca-Cola, one set of characters they chose was pronounced "ke-kou ke-la." It sounded right, but it literally translated as "bite the wax tadpole." Language, like travel, is always str...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings