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Adam Jacot de Boinod's interest in foreign languages was first piqued when doing research for the TV program QI, hosted by Stephen Fry, and subsequently developed into a full-blown obsession. While compiling The Meaning of Tingo, he read approximately 220 dictionaries, visited 150 Web sites, and perused numerous other books on language. He is also the author of Toujours Tingo.
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