Comma Sense
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Fans of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" will delight in this collection from one ofAmerica's favorite grammarians. 15 illustrations.
Richard Lederer Book order
Richard Lederer explores the intricacies and joys of human communication through his extensive writings on language, history, and humor. His work offers readers an enriching perspective on the power of words, often infused with keen observation and wit. Through his prolific publications and frequent radio commentary, he shares a deep passion for linguistics and a unique ability to find amusement in everyday language.
- 2005
- 1997
Book by Morice, Dave
- 1996
Anguished English is the impossibly funny anthology of accidental assaults upon our common language. From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed-Up Metaphors . . . from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers . . . it's a collection that will leave you roaring with delight and laughter.
- 1995
Nothing Risque, Nothing Gained
Ribald Riddles, Lascivious Limericks, Carnal Corn, and Other Good, Clean Dirty Fun
- 292 pages
- 11 hours of reading
This celebration of verbal ingenuity on impolite subjects includes puns of every sort, spoonerisms, Tom Swifties, and a grand Dirty Dictionary.
- 1990
In what other language, asks Lederer, do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway, and your nose can run and your feet can smell? In CRAZY ENGLISH, Lederer frolics through the logic-boggling byways of our language, discovering the names for phobias you didn't know you could have, the longest words in our dictionaries, and the shortest sentence containing every letter in the alphabet. You'll take a bird's-eye view of our beastly language, feast on a banquet of mushrooming food metaphors, and meet the self-reflecting Doctor Rotcod, destined to speak only in palindromes.
