Anguished English by Richard Lederer

Anguished English by Richard Lederer

Richard Lederer is the true king of language comedy. Anguished English is the funniest book I have ever read. --Sidney Sheldon

Anguished English is filled with accidental misuses of language that will delight and entertain you. This book has all the student bloopers, dangling modifiers, misread headlines, and malapropisms imaginable. It's a must-have for word lovers everywhere.

Advertisement: Dog for sale. Eats anything and is fond of children.

In a lawsuit: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? All my autopsies are on dead people.

On a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

Describing an accident: In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

Lederer, Richard: - Richard Lederer is the author of more than 30 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, Presidential Trivia. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Enquirer and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, Looking at Language, appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.

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ISBN 13	9780440203520
ISBN 10	044020352X
Title	Anguished English
Author	Richard Lederer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1989-08-05
Number of pages	192
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