Wretched writing : a compendium of crimes against the English language
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New York : Perigee, 2013.
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Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Perigee, 2013.
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Book
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ix, 214 pages ; 21 cm.
Street Date
1308.
Language
English

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Includes index.
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"Wretched writing is the lowest of the low; it is a felonious assault on the English language. Exuberantly excessive, it is a sin committed often by amateurs and all-too-frequently by gifted writers having an off day. In short, it's very bad writing. Truly bad. Appallingly bad. It's also very funny. A celebration of the worst writing imaginable, Wretched Writing includes inadvertently filthy book titles, ridiculously overwrought passages from novels, bombastic and confusing speeches, moronic oxymorons, hyperactive hyperbole, horribly inappropriate imagery in ostensibly hot sex scenes, mangled cliche muddled metaphors, and unintended double entendres. Sit back and enjoy these deliciously dreadful samples, and try not to cringe too much"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Petras, K., & Petras, R. (2013). Wretched writing: a compendium of crimes against the English language (First edition.). Perigee.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Petras, Kathryn and Ross. Petras. 2013. Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes against the English Language. Perigee.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Petras, Kathryn and Ross. Petras. Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes against the English Language Perigee, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Petras, Kathryn., and Ross Petras. Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes against the English Language First edition., Perigee, 2013.

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