It takes the average reader 1 hour and 35 minutes to read English As She Is Spoke by Jose da Fonseca
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
What happens when someone who doesn't speak English attempts to write a Portuguese-English phrasebook? THIS is what happens. .......... "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect." - Mark Twain .......... "[T]he second chapter is titled 'Familiar Phrases,' and features sentences intended to help the weary Portuguese traveler in everyday conversation. These phrases include classics like 'He has spit in my coat'; 'take that boy and whip him to much'; and the oft-used 'these apricots and these peaches make me and to come water in mouth.' - Tucker Leighty-Phillips, Atlas Obscura .......... "[T]he book migrated to literary circles in London, where it became the Victorian equivalent of a viral video. Friends passed it to friends who giggled over -- even then -- unintentionally sexual phrases such as, 'He do the devil at four.' - Mike Drucker, Splitsider .........."Is there anything in conventional English which could equal the vividness of 'to craunch a marmoset'?" - Stephen Pile..........Watersgreen House is an independent international book publisher with editorial staff in the UK and USA. One of our aims at Watersgreen House is to showcase same-sex affection in works by important gay and bisexual authors in ways which were not possible at the time the books were originally published. We also publish nonfiction, including textbooks, as well as contemporary fiction that is literary, unusual, and provocative. watersgreen.wix.com/watersgreenhouse
English As She Is Spoke by Jose da Fonseca is 94 pages long, and a total of 23,876 words.
This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 29% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to read English As She Is Spoke aloud.
English As She Is Spoke is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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