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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language
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More Anguished English: an Expose of Embarrassing Excruciating, and Egregious Errors in English
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The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos
Pun lovers and grammarians rarely tire of the humor found in everyday use and misuse of the English language, and Richard Lederer is happy to provide us with a regular supply of such witticisms. An addition to his "Anguished English" series, The Bride of Anguished English is filled with hilarious language-related goofs. Each chapter focuses on a particular group of mishaps, including classic malapropisms, headlines, menus, kids' homework, poor interpretations of lyrics, and politicians' doublespeak. This is not a good book to read in one sitting; each page is funny enough that you'll wind up with tears and a stomachache if you try to plow through it all at once. From "he's got one of those sight-seeing dogs" to "I don't want to cast asparagus at my opponents," the malapropisms are delightful, and the chapter even includes a short history of Mrs. Malaprop's character, and why she was found to be so entertaining by 18th-century theatergoers. The chapter on song lyrics introduces the word "modegreen," and provides some hilarious examples; would Bowie recognize his classic "Major Tom" by the singing of "clown control to Mao Zedong"? Christmas songs may never be the same, if we start singing them the way kids hear them--although "we three kings of porridge and tar" may well be the hit of the holidays. Headlines like "New Vaccine May Contain Rabbis" and "Uneasy Clam Settles Over Michigan" are not only funny, but reading them will help train your eye to seek out such boo-boos in your own local paper. Perfect for teachers, editors, nitpickers, and the annoying punster who shares your office, this absurd and entertaining book is sure to delight. --Jill Lightner.
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Anguished English
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The Revenge of Anguished English: More Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language
Richard Lederer has been called Attila the Pun, Conan the Grammarian, and the Viceroy of Verbivores In The Revenge of Anguished English, Lederer leaves us limp with laughter at how the innocent, the negligent, and the pompous mangle the English language. Lederer loves a good verbal blooper: Unfortunate typos, misplaced modifiers, unintended double-entendres, downright stupidity---it’s all here, collected and celebrated by the most popular anguished language expert of them all. As a bonus, not a single blooper, blunder, or boo-boo has been made up or fiddled with. Consider these bloopers: In an essay, a student wrote, “The ship that brought the first settlers to the new world was the Cauliflower.”Many gas stations equipped with snack stores display the sign “Eat Here and Get Gas.”A classified ad offered “antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.” Anotherstudent blooper: The four gospels are written by John, Paul, George, and that other guy. A science blooper: Elephants eat roots, leaves, grasses, and sometimes bark. In a church bulletin: Attend and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch. On a baby stroller: Remove child before folding. .
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This Anguished World of Shadows: George Rouault's Misere Et Guerre
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The Anguished Dawn
After a near miss by a white-hot protoplanet, Earth is devastated, civilization as we know it has ended, and the survivors are reverting to barbarism. Only the Kronian colony on Saturn's moons preserves technology and human culture. Landen Keene, taken off the Earth before the disaster, is a key figure in the Kronian efforts to rebuild civilization on Earth. Then he finds that other survivors from Earth miss the power they once wielded, and are bent on restoring the old privileges and hierarchy, with themselves at the top. And if subtle methods fail, they won't hesitate to use the violent tactics that served them well back on Earth. . . ..
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