You Say Tomato : An Amusing and Irreverent Guide to the Most Often Mispronounced Words in the English Language

English

ISBN: 1560259019

EAN: 9781560259015

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech

Publisher: Basic Books

Release Date: 08/31/2006

Synopsis: Ever wonder if vase is pronounced VASE or VAHZ? If Pulitzer is PYOO-lit-zer or PULL-it-ser? If niche is NITCH or NEESH? Whether youre an articulation stickler or (like the rest of us) insecure with pronunciation, R. W. Jacksons You Say Tomato is sure to tickle and inform. With subtle, acerbic repartee, Jackson has created a diabolically funny dictionary of words that, as he gleefully points out, even our highest officials grapple with. Are you among the millions who cringe when George W. Bush pronounces nuclear as NOOK-lar? Are those TV news reporters correct when they say SAW-di Arabia? (Its SOW-di, right?) How can they be so nay-EEV? Nothing is sacred with Jackson as lexicophrapher. He trains his sardonic sights on everything from political correctness to pop music, corporate culture to foreign policy, reality shows to the right wing. Prepare yourself for a wickedly irreverent reading experience!

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You Say Tomato : An Amusing and Irreverent Guide to the Most Often Mispronounced Words in the English Language

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.71 inches

Width: 5.0 inches

Length: 7.0 inches

Weight: 8.01 oz

Pages: 272