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"Depraved English" (1999)
"Insulting English" (2001)
"'Depraved English' is anything but depraved. Don't believe the title.
It's a book on language you can read on subway, bus, and plane--though you
have to be ready for surprised looks when you laugh out loud or give
little yelps of joy. Your choller will wobble as you pick at your gound
and, ever after, flat English will give you an attack of rectalgia. If
someone is majoring in English, give him or her this book. Give it to your
randy grandma."
- Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes"
"Delicious and disgusting by turns, 'Depraved English' is an invaluable
and cleverly worked vade mecum for those millions of us who (a)
are fascinated by sex and (b) enjoy insulting people. No intelligent home
should be without it."
- Simon Winchester, author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "The
Meaning of Everything"
