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Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other Names (Classic Reprint)

Charles Pettman

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Description:Excerpt from Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other NamesA residence of nearly forty years in the sub-conti nent and an acquaintance, more or less intimate, with every Province and with most of the different peoples of the Union, have afforded Opportunities for the pur suit of a study, that could, however, only be indulged in as a relaxation from duties that always had the first claim.The Glossary was begun on the day of the author's landing in Cape Town in October, 1876, when he jotted down in his notebook a few of the strange words that then fell upon his ear. Needless to say, there was no thought at that time of his collection ever assuming the proportions which it has now attained, but grad ually it grew, and as it grew it became of increasing interest to himself and to a few of his friends. It is to the urgings of the latter that it should see the light' that he has now yielded.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other Names (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other Names (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other NamesA residence of nearly forty years in the sub-conti nent and an acquaintance, more or less intimate, with every Province and with most of the different peoples of the Union, have afforded Opportunities for the pur suit of a study, that could, however, only be indulged in as a relaxation from duties that always had the first claim.The Glossary was begun on the day of the author's landing in Cape Town in October, 1876, when he jotted down in his notebook a few of the strange words that then fell upon his ear. Needless to say, there was no thought at that time of his collection ever assuming the proportions which it has now attained, but grad ually it grew, and as it grew it became of increasing interest to himself and to a few of his friends. It is to the urgings of the latter that it should see the light' that he has now yielded.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other Names (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Africanderisms a Glossary of South African Colloquial Words and Phrases and of Place and Other Names (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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