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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon the English Language

Author Richard Lederer
Publisher Gibbs Smith
Category Language Arts & Disciplines
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PublisherGibbs Smith
ISBN / ASIN0941711811
ISBN-139780941711814
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Sales Rank435,002
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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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