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Anguished English: an anthology of accidental assaults upon the English language (Rev., expanded, and updated.)

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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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Product Details
Gibbs Smith
1423608917 / 9781423608912
eBook (EPUB)
428
19/04/2006
English
192 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%