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OverviewEver wonder if vase is pronounced VASE or VAHZ? If Pulitzer is PYOO-lit-zer or PULL-it-ser? If niche is NITCH or NEESH? Whether you're an articulation stickler or (like the rest of us) insecure with pronunciation, R. W. Jackson's You Say Tomato is sure to tickle and inform. With subtle, acerbic repartee, Jackson has created a diabolically funny dictionary of words that, as he gleefully points out, even our highest officials grapple with. Are you among the millions who cringe when George W. Bush pronounces nuclear as NOOK-lar? Are those TV news reporters correct when they say SAW-di Arabia? (It's SOW-di, right?) How can they be so nay-EEV? Nothing is sacred with Jackson as lexicophrapher. He trains his sardonic sights on everything from political correctness to pop music, corporate culture to foreign policy, reality shows to the right wing. Prepare yourself for a wickedly irreverent reading experience! Full Product DetailsAuthor: R.W. JacksonPublisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Imprint: Thunder's Mouth Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.231kg ISBN: 9781560259015ISBN 10: 1560259019 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 11 August 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationR. W. Jackson is the author of THE DIABOLICAL DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH. His idols include Swift, Dr. Johnson, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, P. G. Wodehouse, and George Carlin. He lives in Sun City, Arizona. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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