The Ants Are My Friends

The Ants Are My Friends

by Martin Toseland
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 25/01/2013

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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).

ISBN:
9781909396104
9781909396104
Category:
Humour
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
25-01-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Martin Toseland

Martin Toseland is an author, ghostwriter and editor.

He has written on a range of subjects including the English language, food and drink, movies, humour, business and travel.

He lives in west London and writes fluent 'emoji'.

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