Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults upon the English Language - Brossura

Lederer, Richard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0941711811 ISBN 13: 9780941711814

Casa editrice: Gibbs Smith, 1999

Riassunto

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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Has syndicated column "Looking at Language" Author more than 3,000 books and articles

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Richard Lederer is the true king of language comedy. Anguished English is the funniest book I have ever read. Sidney Sheldon

Anguished English is filled with accidental misuses of language that will delight and entertain you. This book has all the student bloopers, dangling modifiers, misread headlines, and malapropisms imaginable. It s a must-have for word lovers everywhere.

Advertisement: Dog for sale. Eats anything and is fond of children.

In a lawsuit: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? All my autopsies are on dead people.

On a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

Describing an accident: In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Gibbs Smith
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0941711811
• ISBN 13: 9780941711814
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Thompson Bill
• Numero di pagine: 182
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile