RICHARD LEDERER'S ANGUISHED ENGLISH 365-DAY CALENDAR 2011“Hair Cut While You Wait.” “Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim.” “Satellite Tracks Cows from Outer Space.” These are some of the absurdly hilarious linguistic lapses gleaned by Richard Lederer from advertisements, signs, newspaper headlines, and other everyday sources.
Dr. Lederer, author of more than thirty books about language, history, and humor, has compiled 313 entries for this calendar (Saturdays and Sundays share a page and an entry), each one a real-world sighting.
Thirteen categories include “Misdirected Directions,” “Lost in Translation,” and “Disorder in the Court!” Also included are yearly grids for 2011 and 2012 and pages for notes.
By Richard Lederer. 365-day padded tear-off calendar with plastic base.
Size: 6¼ x 5¼ in. (box 7 x 6 in.).
Printed with soy-based inks.
ISBN: 978-0-7649-5213-5.
RRP: £9.99
JEFFREY KACIRK'S FORGOTTEN ENGLISH 365-DAY CALENDAR 2011Word sleuth extraordinaire Jeffrey Kacirk has compiled another year’s worth of long-lost linguistic curiosities. With 313 unforgettable entries (Saturdays and Sundays share a page), Forgotten English unfurls a lexicon illuminating vanished professions, objects, activities, situations, etiquette, and states of mind. Obscure festivals, birthdays of significance, unsavory recipes, and dubious medical and hygienic procedures are also noted.
The calendar also includes a brief biography of the author, yearly grids for 2011 and 2012, and pages for notes 365-day padded tear-off calendar with plastic base.
Size: 6¼ x 5¼ in. (box 7 x 6 in.).
Printed with soy-based inks.
ISBN: 978-0-7649-5210-4.
RRP £9.99
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