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The Ants Are My Friends: Misheard Lyrics, Malapropisms, Eggcorns and Other Linguistic Gaffes by Martin Toseland (Paperback, 2008)

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Linguistic mistakes. We all make them. And if your name is George W Bush, you might make them more often than others. In 'The Ants are My Friends' (delightfully misheard from Bob Dylan's Blowing in the Wind ) Martin Toseland has collected the very best (and very worst) linguistic gifts of the gaffe. The catergories features include: Malapropisms (named after Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's The Rivals where the wrong word pops out to bizarre results); Eggcorns (where a new word is created from misheard real one - the name comes from someone misunderstanding 'acorn' as 'eggcorn', as it has the same shape); Bushisms (the humour in which cannot be misunderestimated); and Mondegreens or misheard lyrics, which include such classic examples as: Who Ya Gonna Call, Gus Foster ( Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Junior); Last Night I Dreamed of Some Bagels ( La Isla Bonita by Madonna); Sparing His Life For His Mum's Sausages ( Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen); It's a Fruit, Fruit Samba ( Cruel Summer by Bananarama); and, Mr Tangerine Man ( Mr Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan).

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pavilion Books
ISBN-13
9781906032401
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96056333

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Ants Are My Friends: Misheard Lyrics, Malapropisms, Eggcorns and Other Linguistic Gaffes
Author
Martin Toseland
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Humor
Number of Pages
176 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
165g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Martin Toseland
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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