Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults upon Our Language

Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults upon Our Language image
ISBN-10:

0941711048

ISBN-13:

9780941711043

Author(s): Lederer, Richard
Edition: 1
Released: Oct 28, 1996
Publisher: Gibbs-Smith
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
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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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