Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language
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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assualts Upon Our Language
By (Author) Richard Lederer
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
31st March 1999
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
428.002
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 105mm, Height 169mm, Spine 12mm
108g
Description
Richard Lederer is the true king of language comedy. Anguished Englishis the funniest book I have ever read.Sidney Sheldon
Anguished 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.
Author Bio
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.
