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Damp Squids and Card Sharks

A Compendium of Commonly Confused Phrases and Linguistic Muddles


  • Quadrille (Hardie Grant)
  • by Robert Anwood
The funniest and most common mistakes, misunderstandings and misheard phrases in the English language. The English language can be very confusing. But it's not rocket surgery. Damp Squids and Card Sharks is a fascinating suppository of false facts and common errors, a minefield of information. Have we wetted your appetite? Peaked your interest? Are you waiting with baited breath? Or could you care less? Pull your socks together! For all intensive purposes, this is the book for you.

ISBN 9781837830855 | EN | HB
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Publisher Quadrille (Hardie Grant)
ISBN 9781837830855
Author(s) Robert Anwood
Publication date October 2023
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 185 x 135 mm
Pages 128
Language(s) English ed.
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The funniest and most common mistakes, misunderstandings and misheard phrases in the English language. The English language can be very confusing. But it's not rocket surgery. Damp Squids and Card Sharks is a fascinating suppository of false facts and common errors, a minefield of information.

Have we wetted your appetite? Peaked your interest? Are you waiting with baited breath? Or could you care less? Pull your socks together! For all intensive purposes, this is the book for you.

This cute, funny book features gorgeous illustrations alongside the 50 amusing malapropisms, mixed metaphors, and mondegreens. In one foul swoop you'll learn why so many people get muddled by the same phrases!