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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon the English Language

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I read it many years ago and am now buying it again to have on my Kindle. I remember that I actually had to eliminate it from my bed-time reading list because laughed so much it was disturbing the whole household. I had to limit my reading to the moments when I could laugh out loud in peace and quiet. It's not a book to read fast - it has to be savoured slowly in order to fully appreciate everything. A gem of a book!

Anguished English is a wonderful book. We gave a copy to our grand-daughter who is an English major at WSU and she has enjoyed it immensly (sp) The entire family enjoyed it over Christmas.

If you've ever appreciated Mark Twain
If you've ever appreciated Art Linkletter
If you've ever read a history of the English language
If you appreciate regional dialects
If you finished 12th grade English with a seasoned teacher ...
You'll appreciate the content of this book.

Light and enjoyable.

A marvelous book. The "history according to students" had me laughing so hard I had to put the Kindle aside to recover. (*I* recovered, not the Kindle.)

Richard Lederer's collection of goof and gaffes in the English language is a must read for anybody who speaks or studies English. Hilarious.