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Funny English by Troy Simpson
Funny English Errors and Insights is a fresh collection of humorous uses and misuses of English, illustrated with photographs from the Pictures Collection of the National Library of Australia.
ISBN: 9780642277138 ISBN-10: 0642277133 Classification: Slang & dialect humour Format: Paperback (182mm x 128mm x mm) Pages: 112 Imprint: National Library of Australia Publisher: National Library of Australia Publish Date: 1-Oct-2010 Country of Publication: Australia |
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Book Review: Funny English by Troy Simpson - Reviewed by TroyS (09 Nov 2010) Funny English Errors and Insights — Illustrated is a book for all ages, comprising 301 unconsciously humorous uses and misuses of written English, including hilarious student bloopers, unfortunate media misprints, and funny signs and notices. The book is cleverly illustrated with more than 30 photographs from the pictures collections of the National Library of Australia. Already, Funny English has attracted more than 55,000 Facebook Fans and, just a week after its official launch, has debuted at No 3 on the National Library's Bestseller Lists for October 2010. The book has also captured the media's attention. Author Troy Simpson has been the special guest in in several extended radio interviews, and reviews have started appearing in major newspapers and trade magazines. For example, Lyn Mills from The Canberra Times had this to say about Funny English: "Troy Simpson has a good eye for the written mistake. So good, in fact, he's found... |
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