The Evasion-English Dictionary
Average rating | ||
Based on 33 Ratings and 18 Reviews |
Book Description
What if you fired your shrink and hired a proofreader?
More than just a dictionary of euphemisms by a hip young linguist, The Evasion-English Dictionary is a merciless translation of the banalities of contemporary speech. It's also scathingly funny.
For example, Balistreri asks what if you substituted the word "you" for the phrase "the relationship" in the sentence, "There seem to be... More
More than just a dictionary of euphemisms by a hip young linguist, The Evasion-English Dictionary is a merciless translation of the banalities of contemporary speech. It's also scathingly funny.
For example, Balistreri asks what if you substituted the word "you" for the phrase "the relationship" in the sentence, "There seem to be... More
Book Information
Publisher | Melville House |
Binding | Paperback (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 88 |
ISBN-10 | 0971865973 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0971865976 |
Publication Date | 10/01/2003 |
The Creators
Videos
Reader Comments
Amazon US Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.com for this book
Amazon UK Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.co.uk for this book
Barnes & Noble Reviews
Write a review on Barnes & Noble for this book
Goodreads Reviews
Write a review on Goodreads for this book
View Maggie Balistreri's profile