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15%OFFNorman McGreevy - Must Try Harder! - 9781845296322 - V9781845296322
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Must Try Harder!

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Description for Must Try Harder! Paperback. A side-splitting collection of the most earnest and mangled attempts at the English language made by generations of schoolchildren. Num Pages: 128 pages, integrated line illustrations. BIC Classification: WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 112.

A side-splitting collection of the most earnest and mangled attempts at the English language made by generations of schoolchildren. Be they funny, irreverent or just plain silly, Mr McGreevy's Absolute Howlers are guaranteed to have you weeping with laughter. Four separate editions cover howlers in Science, History, English and Geography.

Includes, amongst hundreds of others, the following howlers:

Coal is decayed vegetarians.

Socrates died of an overdose of wedlock.

Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak.

The King wore a scarlet robe trimmed with vermin.

In the middle of the 18th Century all the morons moved to Utah.

The German Emperor's lower passage was blocked by the English.

The French Revolution was caused by overcharging taxis.

Nets are holes surrounded by pieces of string.

In biology today we digested a frog.

The seventh commandment is 'Thou shall not admit adultery'.

Pompeii was destroyed by an overflow of saliva from the Vatican.

A census taker is a man who goes from house to house increasing the population.

Adolescence is the stage between puberty and adultery.

Product Details

Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
111g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845296322
SKU
V9781845296322
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10

About Norman McGreevy
Norman McGreevy was brought up and educated in Glasgow and now lives quietly in Melbourne with his wife and a small menagerie. He currently teaches IT and communication to (often bewildered) executives.

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