The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonanza of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos

by Richard Lederer

Overview

Fans of Richard Lederer's Anguished English series will cherish this newest installment of the author's latest chronicle of the gifts and gaffes of our oddball language. From headlines to menus, student papers to politicians' speeches, every embarrassing example is true-and wonderfully funny.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312300388
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/23/2002
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Richard Lederer is the author of a shelf of books on language and grammar, including, most recently, The Bride of Anguished English. He cohosts weekly radio program on NPR in San Diego, and speaks throughout the country. He lives in San Diego, California.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xi
	Classics of the Classroom
	We Kid You Not	3
	American History According to Student Bloopers	10
	Schoolishness	16
	Weird Science	21
	A Pleasury of Bloopers
	Politicians Incorrect	29
	Sore Sport	37
	Kidding Around in Church	45
	Parish the Thought	50
	Court Comedians	55
	Transcendental Medication	64
	Give Me a Sign	69
	A World of Errors
	Towers of Babble	77
	Unappetizing Menus	83
	Beware Tounge of Frog	88
	Press Messes
	Heading for Trouble	95
	Having Your Head(lines) Examined	103
	Read My Clips	109
	The House of Corrections	115
	Life's Pitch	119
	How's That Again?
	The Matron Saint of Word Botchers	127
	Jose, Can You See?	133
	Metaphors Be with You	138
	Hodge Podge Logic	143
	Loopy Labels	148
	Grammar Gremlins
	What's Wrong with This Picture?	155
	Stamp Out Flying Modifiers	159
	Laffing at Missed Aches	166
	An Embarrassment of Typos	171