ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD

Did you know, that in Germany a young man with suspiciously good manners is called Tantenverf rhrer (literally, aunt seducer), that in Namibia there is a word for walking on tiptoe through warm sand or that, in Welsh, gwarlingo is the rushing sound a grandfather clock makes before striking the hour. Whether you are physiggomai (Ancient Greek - excited by eating garlic) or knedlikovy (Czech - rather partial to dumplings) there are words here to charm and amuse everyone. Drawing on the collective wisdom of over 280 languages and packed with charming illustrations, Toujours Tingo is the perfect book for anyone interested in words, language or the world around them.

¿Sabías que en Bolivia hay una palabra que significa "Anoche estaba como que muy borracho pero la culpa es de ellos"?¿O que los albaneses tienen veintisiete maneras distintas de decir "bigote"? Este apasionante libro, curioso muestrario del saber colectivo de mas de 280 lenguas, esta ordenado tematicamente a fin de poder comparar las distintas maneras de lidiar con materias como la comida, el cuerpo humano o la batalla de los sexos a lo largo y ancho del mundo.

Adam Jacot de Boinod's interest in foreign languages was first aroused when doing research for the BBC programme QI and subsequently developed into a full-on vokabulyu (Russian - passion for foreign words). While searching through 280 dictionaries, 140 websites and numerous books on language, he developed an undoubted samlermani (Danish - mania for collecting), became close to being fisselig (German - flustered to the point of incompetence) and narrowly avoided karoshi (Japanese - death from overwork).