Evasion-English Dictionary

English

ISBN: 0971865973

EAN: 9780971865976

Category: Reference / Dictionaries/Language Arts & Disciplines / General/

Publisher: Melville House Publishing

Release Date: 10/31/2003

Synopsis: What if you fired your shrink and hired a proofreader? More than just a dictionary of euphemisms by a hip young linguist,The Evasion-English Dictionaryis a merciless translation of the banalities of contemporary speech. Its also scathingly funny. For example, Balistreri asks what if you substituted the word you for the phrase the relationship in the sentence, There seem to be a lot of problems with the relationship. Or what if you substituted the word because for the word but in the sentence They drive me crazy but my parents are very involved in my life. Entertaining as it is, however, theE.E.D.is also a thought-provoking and insightful look into the twists and turns of modern English usagea smart and useful, albeit hysterical, earwitness account of verbal mishaps and manipulations thats destined to become a classic with language lovers and a useful reference tool on the desk of writers everywhere.

Evasion-English Dictionary

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.3 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 7.2 inches

Weight: 5.01 oz

Pages: 96