Chloe Rhodes
Auteur van A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi": The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English
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Project X Origins: Grey Book Band, Oxford Level 14: In the News: Making a Splash (2014) 5 exemplaren
Project X: Y5 Blue Band: Hidden Depths: Exploring the Deep (Project X Hidden Depths) (2009) 3 exemplaren
Project X Origins: Orange Book Band, Oxford Level 6: Invasion: When Animals Invade (2014) 2 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1979-05-17
- Geslacht
- female
- Woonplaatsen
- London, England, UK
- Beroepen
- freelance journalist
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- 15
- Leden
- 463
- Populariteit
- #53,109
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 15
- ISBNs
- 30
- Talen
- 1
Reading this, however, it was very hard for me as it wasn't nearly as interesting as I was expecting. While there were a few interesting facts and I did learn quite a few things, I found myself growing tired as I read through it. While it's nice to learn the origins of some widely spread superstitions, some of which I didn't even realize were superstitions, you quickly start to realize how... stupid, for lack of a better word, they really are.
Most of these superstitions have religious backgrounds and origins, which is something I tend to avoid. It started to make sense to me, though - only religious folk would be crazy enough to believe in some of this stuff. I don't want to be mean, but it honestly felt like an 80-year-old history professor was slowly droning through a lesson until the whole class was ready to jump out the window.
I found myself having to force myself to keep reading or to go back to this book after a break. It was hard for me to get through and was quite boring. I had to re-read the same paragraph over several times because my brain just wasn't having it.… (meer)