Damp Squids and Card Sharks

A Compendium of Commonly Confused Phrases and Linguistic Muddles

Robert Anwood (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2023
Quadrille Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83783-085-5 (ISBN)

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The funniest and most common mistakes, misunderstandings and misheard phrases in the English language

The English language can be very confusing. But it’s not rocket surgery. Damp Squids and Card Sharks is a fascinating suppository of false facts and common errors, a minefield of information.

Have we wetted your appetite? Peaked your interest? Are you waiting with baited breath? Or could you care less? Pull your socks together! For all intensive purposes, this is the book for you.

This cute, funny book features gorgeous illustrations alongside the 50 amusing malapropisms, mixed metaphors and mondegreens. In one foul swoop you'll learn why so many people get muddled by the same phrases!

Robert Anwood is the author of the bestselling Bears Can’t Run Downhill and Emus Can’t Walk Backwards. His hobbies include going to the pub and arguing. Robert is the keyboard player with the UK band Jody and the Jerms.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.10.2023
Zusatzinfo	Full-colour Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 185 mm
Gewicht	320 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
ISBN-10	1-83783-085-1 / 1837830851
ISBN-13	978-1-83783-085-5 / 9781837830855
Zustand	Neuware