Publication
dtv, c2011
Status
Available
Description
On how quotations taken from literatures, history, movies, and commercials have transformed into German language idioms.
User reviews
LibraryThing member MarthaJeanne
Fake news. Lewis Carroll did not invent Humpty Dumpty. Do people really know the saying 'they know not what they do' in German from 60s film title, and not from Luke's passion?
Besides that, it is at best a list of factoids. Boring.
This is one for the paper recycling.
Besides that, it is at best a list of factoids. Boring.
This is one for the paper recycling.
Language
Original language
German
ISBN
9783423346665