{"product_id":"damn-english-paperback","title":"Damn English! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Sherbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book will have a quite broad audience... Gratifying level of surprises and loving twists on usage... Nice range of humor, from slapstick to self-reflective.\" -Sue Ducharme, \u003cem\u003eTextWorks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the latest word on atrocious English, from wierd - er, weird - spelling to idiotomatic expressions to modest proposals for change, wherein we tackle such pressing contemporary English language issues as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid sh*t ever actually hit a fan?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce and for all, who's the smartest: brain surgeons or rocket scientists?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich is the more persuasive: having someone over a barrel or by the balls?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat difference is there, if any, between an old coot, an old fogey and an old geezer - and while we're on the subject, do we still need to employ the adjective \"old\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen is it wiser to go with \"I don't give a rat's a*s\" over \"I don't give a flying f*ck\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaken together, are \"No way Jose\" and \"Yesiree Bob\" racist?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's the point of saying \"It is what it is\" when in all of human history it's never once happened that something is what it isn't?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52639004819763,"sku":"9781685136109","price":32.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/srC8U6pjHT9781685136109.webp?v=1762336487","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/damn-english-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}