Lost in translation AGAIN

While Noam Chomsky and Tom Wolfe remain at odds over whether or not language is a human invention, language itself continues to evolve. Language is alive. Popular expressions and everyday turns of phrase reveal the extraordinary richness of each language—and, by extension, the diversity of cultures coexisting in our world. Familiarity with these expressions allows us to better understand other societies and, ultimately, human nature. In this second book, Ella Frances Sanders—much like in her hit *Lost in Translation*—humorously explores the richness of various languages, focusing on everyday phrases, sayings, and proverbs. It is a collection you won’t find in dictionaries—one that even your language teacher might not know. Speech is one of the ways we humans express our feelings. But what happens when you hear a bizarre phrase that seems to make absolutely no sense? Imagine someone approaching you at a station to say, "You travel like a rabbit," or a friend walking toward you shouting, "I could eat your liver!" There is likely no translation that could capture the look on your face.