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Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults upon Our Language Mass Market Paperback – August 5, 1989

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“Richard Lederer is the true king of language comedy. Anguished English is 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.

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August 5, 1989
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4.19 x 0.42 x 6.86 inches
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044020352X
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978-0440203520
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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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dell; Reprint edition (August 5, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 044020352X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0440203520
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.42 x 6.86 inches

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Richard Lederer

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Richard Lederer is a fly-by-the-roof-of-the-mouth verbivore, logolept, and wordaholic, perhaps the most wordstruck, word bethumped wordaholic you may ever encounter.

Dr. Lederer is the author of more than 40 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling ANGUISHED ENGLISH series and his current books, AMERICAN TRIVIA, AMAZING WORDS, HILARIOUS HOLIDAY HUMOR, and THE BIG BOOK OF WORDPLAY CROSSWORDS. His works range from bloopers and puns to word origins and word games to pets and American history.

With Charles Harrington Elster, Richard Lederer is founding co-host of "A Way With Words" on National Public Radio. His language columns appear in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States, including the San Diego UNION-TRIBUNE.

Richard Lederer has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.

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Doc Steele

Quality Humor Since ‘89

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2021

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Of all publications ever tattooed on tree jerky, this one is easily one of my favorites. I grew up with a copy close at hand, the bulk of my sense of humor neatly tucked between its pages, but sadly lost track of my original copy roughly fifteen years ago. With the recent passing of my father, who’d originally introduced the book to me by reading excerpts to the family, I found myself thinking about Anguished English and quoting much of it from memory. Perhaps curious about the parts that hadn’t ingrained themselves into my brain grooves, perhaps annoyed at my speaking in quotes from a book of which she’d never heard, perhaps a bit of both, my wife ordered me a new copy as soon as it was viable. I’ve since lovingly irritated her with excerpts, both those I’d retained over the years and those that hadn’t stuck with me quite as well, and we’ve laughed together at such length and with such vigor that she has already ordered me a copy of More Anguished English, which I just recently learned exists. I’m looking forward to tucking into that one, but have no less enjoyed this wonderful, nigh-timeless piece just as much as when I first heard its content.

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Rob Illingworth

My English teacher cousin is as wild about this as I am!

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021

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I've had my copy since 1989 (almost when it first came out) & enjoy it whenever I'm needing a good laugh. My cousin & I are very "picky" about proper grammar, so knew I had to send this to him; he got it last week & wiped tears while laughing so hard to thank me for it! We both love "History from Student Bloopers", "Disorder In the Court", and numerous ads ("Save regularly in our bank. You'll never reget it")!!

With so many problems in our world, we certainly thank Mr. Lederer for sharing this wealth of humor!

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Elizabeth Kastanotis

A Favorite of Mine for Years ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021

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This is one of the funniest books I've ever read or owned, and I keep multiple copies for people who need a laugh. And every time I go back to it, it's just as funny as it was first time around. And it's timeless ... The boo-boos will always be hilarious (and I'm sure I've made some of the same ones myself.)

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Tiptoe

One of the Most Entertaining Books Ever Written!

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021

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This book is a little gem! It is a collection of bloopers from students’ papers to church bulletins to courtroom
witness statements and many more categories such as ads, news headlines, and foreign language mistakes.
I’ve given copies to several people, and they all love it. If you like to laugh, I promise you’ll find this book hilarious!

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Cece Not-So-Usual

Pure, Unadulterated, Laughable Fun

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2009

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I first picked up a copy of Anguished English at a used book store 6 or 7 years ago. I was in a particularly foul mood that day. I went home and sat down to start perusing the book. In less than 30 seconds, I was laughing. I read the whole book in an hour or so, laughing myself to tears and stomach pains many times. For years I carried the book in my car, and my friends and I would read portions to each other as we drove around town. The reader would be laughing so hard that they would pass the book to the backseat for someone else to read for awhile. We used it and abused it so much that the binding fell apart and the pages started to fall out.

I moved away from all my friends a couple years ago. One friend came up to visit me and begged to borrow my Anguished English for awhile. I finally gave in. I forgot I gave it to her after awhile. A couple months ago I noticed it was missing. I was telling my friend that it was missing. She said "Don't you remember, you let me borrow it? I can send it back to you if you want it back." The next day I looked on Amazon and was so pleased to find an almost new copy. I told my friend she could keep our old, loved, broken copy.

So now there are at least two happy, laughing people in this world because of Anguished English. You should join us! You won't regret it!

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Instant Laughter Fix

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014

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In today's world of dumbed-down, cheap, and dirty jokes, I've come to truly prize humor that has some intellectual roots to it.

Most jokes grow old once you've heard them once. Slapstick loses its appeal once you know what's going to happen.

I literally grew up with this book, and it completely sidesteps that problem. My dad used to have sessions where he'd read it out loud to us, while skipping over the (unfortunate) less child-appropriate gags. I'm pretty sure we've laughed more at it than any movie, comedy routine, or any other form of media. To this day, I still cannot read this book without laughing out loud. The compiled "history of the world" chapter is the funniest thing I've ever read.

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RJF in Illinois

Funny quips

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020

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Perfect for reading for 10 seconds or longer. And you know for which room of the house that's best, although laughter coming out of the bathroom might be cause of question for the rest of the family or guests.

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Egg Gnome

Love silly word play? Read on!

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019

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Best bloopers ever, guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and exercise laugh muscles. Do not eat or drink while reading, results could be disastrous 😜🤣

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Laugh-out-loud funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2017

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A hoot! I'm not sure that all the snippets are genuine student howlers but I'd like to believe they are. Laugh-out-loud funny and great therapy if you're feeling glum.

betty sterling-hart

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2017

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love this book...have bought several over the years as gifts.

Pirate10100

hilarious

Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2019

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was a lovely read, fun to see that people also made this mistakes before the internet

G. van G

Good Read

Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2021

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I liked the book.

It reminded me a bit of my time as a school teacher and the things I used to see.

Radha

Anguished English

Reviewed in India on September 29, 2018

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I read the first book also and enjoyed both. A must read.

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