Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You
Word Play for Word Lovers
$51.99
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2002
Summary
What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus—a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect.
When Mae West said, “It’s not the men in my life, it’s the life in my men,” she was using chiasmus; when John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” he was doing the same.
Dr. Mardy Grothe has compiled hundreds of examples of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142000571 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142000574 |
| Author: | Mardy Grothe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 121g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 129mm x 202mm |
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“There is plenty of delight in this overdue collection.” – Houston Chronicle
“There is plenty of delight in this overdue collection.” —Houston Chronicle
Mardy Grothe
Mardy Grothe, Ph.D., is a psychologist, marriage counselor, and management consultant. Coauthor of three business books, he has been extensively interviewed on radio and television, on topics from problem bosses to the art of the insult. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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