Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon the English Language
- ISBN-10
- 1423608917
- ISBN-13
- 9781423608912
- Series
- Anguished English
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-04-19
- Publisher
- Gibbs Smith
- Author
- Richard Lederer
Description
Anguished English is the impossibly funny anthology of accidental assaults upon our common language. From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed-Up Metaphors . . . from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers . . . it's a collection that will leave you roaring with delight and laughter. Help wanteds: Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.Two-Headed Headlines: Grandmother of eight makes hole in one! Doctor testifies in horse suit.Modern-Day Malapropisms: I suffer from a deviant septum.
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