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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language

of Richard Lederer, Bill Thompson (Illustrator)

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From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed Up Metaphors...from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers, Anguished English is a treasury of assaults upon our common language.

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 192 pages
  • Publisher Dell
  • Publication Date August 5th 1989
  • First Publication 10/30/87
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780440203520
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Fiction
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