view pdf - Gervase Phinn

ADVANCE INFORMATION
,4-s*
s
k-
s
Her house
of
was state
the ark!
So she gave
him artificial
reincarnation!
A humorous anthology of the misuses of the English language.
Misprints, malapropisms, strange book titles, newspaper
headlines, misprints and exam howlers
Gervase Phinn’s
Mangled English
Published 1 October 2013
144 pages
198mm x 129mm
ISBN 978-1-85568-319-8
£9.99 hbk
What we say and write can lead to a great deal of misunderstanding and
unintentional mirth, as bestselling author and former school inspector
Gervase Phinn shows in his new book Gervase Phinn’s Mangled
English. This humorous anthology of the English language includes book
requests (“Lionel Richie’s Wardrobe by Cecily Lewis”) and book titles
(Handbook for the Limbless); people’s names (Nora Bone); the dangers of
using a spell checker (or ‘spill chucker’); malapropisms (“She’s got a
congenial disease”) and euphemisms (“I’m off to shed a tear for Nelson”);
classroom gaffes (“‘Romeo’s last wish was to be laid by Juliet”) and
newspaper misprints (“New research into causes of dysexlia”).
Trade sales enquiries:
Press enquiries:
01756 693484, 01756 701033; [email protected]
Richard Hudson, retail sales, 07788 145294 (mobile)
Linda McFadzean, 01756 693475; [email protected]
2.4.13
Dalesman Publishing, The Water Mill, Broughton Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 3AG
Tel: 01756 701381 Fax: 01756 701326 Website: www.dalesman.co.uk