Anguished English by Richard Lederer - ISBN: 9780440203520
Paperback
Lampooning the myriad mistakes that crop up in the everyday use of the English langauge, this collection presents faux pas from students’ essays, newspaper headlines, accident reports, and everyday grammar mistakes.

Anguished English

An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 1999

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Summary

“Richard Lederer is the true king of language comedy. Anguished Englishis the funniest book I have ever read.”-Sidney SheldonAnguished 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.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780440203520
ISBN-10:044020352X
Author:Richard Lederer
Publisher:Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint:Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:31 March 1999
Weight:113g
Dimensions:171mm x 107mm x 11mm
About The Author

Richard Lederer

Richard Lederer is an American author, speaker, and teacher, best known for his books on the English language and on wordplay such as puns, oxymorons, and anagrams. He has written more than 30 books and was the cohost of a national radio show, A Way with Words.

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