Search Details

Word: genf (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...does not understand, makes what is dreary seem exotic. (No doubt travel writers should stick to countries whose languages elude them: bad German, for instance, is an asset in Zurich; you can have a comical adventure asking for a train ticket to Senf, which means mustard, instead of Genf, which is Geneva.) Following the coast turned out to be a mistake, because its towns were filled with a seedier lot of tourists than Theroux would have met in castles and cathedrals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dodger | 10/31/1983 | See Source »

...Sanction, Trevonian (10) 10-North Dallas Forty, Genf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Best Sellers | 12/24/1973 | See Source »

Erdman (2 last week) 2-The Hollow Hills, Stewart ( 3-The Honorary Consul,Greene (5) 4-World Without End, Amen, 8resLin (3) 5-Breakfast of Champions, Vonnegut (4) 6-The Salamander, West (7) 7-Once Is Not Enough, Susann (8) 8-Harvest Home, Tryon (6) 9-North Dallas Forty, Genf 10-Facing the Lions, Wicker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Best Sellers | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

| 1 |