Damn English!

“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 TextWorks Welcome 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: Did sh*t ever actually hit a fan? Once and for all who’s the smartest: brain surgeons or rocket scientists? Which is the more persuasive: having someone over a barrel or by the balls? What 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”? When is it wiser to go with “I don’t give a rat’s a*s” over “I don’t give a flying f*ck”? Taken together are “No way Jose” and “Yesire