{"product_id":"damn-english-gary-sherbell-9781685136109","title":"Damn English!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book will have a quite broad audience... Gratifying level of surprises and loving twists on usage... Nice range of humor, from slapstick to self-reflective.\" -Sue Ducharme, \u003cem\u003eTextWorks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the latest word on atrocious English, from wierd - er, weird - spelling to idiotomatic expressions to modest proposals for change, wherein we tackle such pressing contemporary English language issues as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid sh*t ever actually hit a fan?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce and for all, who's the smartest: brain surgeons or rocket scientists?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich is the more persuasive: having someone over a barrel or by the balls?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat difference is there, if any, between an old coot, an old fogey and an old geezer - and while we're on the subject, do we still need to employ the adjective \"old\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen is it wiser to go with \"I don't give a rat's a*s\" over \"I don't give a flying f*ck\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaken together, are \"No way Jose\" and \"Yesiree Bob\" racist?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's the point of saying \"It is what it is\" when in all of human history it's never once happened that something is what it isn't?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Sherbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685136109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685136109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Gary Sherbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927889006847,"sku":"9781685136109","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d69b1af6-0818-40b9-9f34-92ebd4c1ee93.jpg?v=1749373283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/damn-english-gary-sherbell-9781685136109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}