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Looking for common foreign words and/or phrases used in the english language.

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berylbarber | 22:24 Wed 17th Nov 2010 | Word Origins
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looking for foreign words and/or phrases commonly used in the english language.
They are:

A Vast Selection (Swedish - 11)
Out of control (Malay - 4)
A duty on levied goods (Arabic - 7)
A great yield of riches (Spanish - 7)
Easy without hard work (Hindi - 5)

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The author is Arthur Conan Doyle
13:37 Thu 18th Nov 2010
smorsgabord on the first one
1 smorgasbord (need to check correct spelling0
2 AMOK
3 TARIFF
5 MIGHT BE CINCH?
Smorgasbord
smogasbord....sorry and yes amok....
The fourth one is Bonanza
smorgesboard
amok
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Thanks for all the help. We just need to work out strong criticism (german 4) now and an author whose name is an anagram of COULD RATHER ANNOY. thanks
The author is Arthur Conan Doyle

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