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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language

by Richard Lederer

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Anguished English is the impossibly funny anthology of accidental assaults upon our language. From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed Up Metaphors...from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers, here is an outrageous treasury of assaults upon our common language that will leave you roaring with delight and laughter.
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njcur, August 3, 2009 (view all comments by njcur)
Need a laugh? Here it is! We bet our friends a free dinner that they cannot read aloud without laughing "The History of the World According to Student Bloopers". We haven't had to pay out yet!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780440203520
Subtitle:
An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language
Other:
Lederer, Richard
Author:
Lederer, Richard
Publisher:
Dell Publishing Company
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Linguistics
Subject:
Language arts
Subject:
English language -- Errors of usage -- Humor.
Subject:
Linguistics - General
Copyright:
c198
Series Volume:
488
Publication Date:
August 1989
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
7.18x4.32x.43 in. .22 lbs.
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