The Revenge of Anguished English
Richard Lederer
“Only Richard Lederer could make the complete decline of the English language so entertaining,” writes Mike Reiss, the Emmy Award winning writer and producer of The Simpsons. Lederer has been dubbed The Abbot of Absurdity, Attila the Pun, and Learning dressed up to have fun.
In The Revenge of Anguished English, Lederer leaves his listeners limp with laughter at how the innocent, the negligent, and the pompous mangle our beloved language. America’s most widely read anguished English expert exhibits 28 different kinds of super-duper bloopers, from student essays to headline howlers to political blunders.
Duration - 4h 2m.
Author - Richard Lederer.
Narrator - Rick Gines.
Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Description:
“Only Richard Lederer could make the complete decline of the English language so entertaining,” writes Mike Reiss, the Emmy Award winning writer and producer of The Simpsons. Lederer has been dubbed The Abbot of Absurdity, Attila the Pun, and Learning dressed up to have fun. In The Revenge of Anguished English, Lederer leaves his listeners limp with laughter at how the innocent, the negligent, and the pompous mangle our beloved language. America’s most widely read anguished English expert exhibits 28 different kinds of super-duper bloopers, from student essays to headline howlers to political blunders. Duration - 4h 2m. Author - Richard Lederer. Narrator - Rick Gines. Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:35
Dedication
Duration:00:00:08
Introduction
Duration:00:13:28
I KID YOU NOT: Chapter 1: Oh, You Kids!
Duration:00:11:37
I KID YOU NOT: Chapter 2: Classy Kiddisms
Duration:00:09:28
I KID YOU NOT: Chapter 3: Blessed Be the Children
Duration:00:11:16
I KID YOU NOT: Chapter 4: Super-Duper Student Bloopers
Duration:00:05:44
I KID YOU NOT: Chapter 5: Science Fantasies
Duration:00:06:40
I KID YOU NOT: Chapter 6: That's No Excuse
Duration:00:04:39
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 7: Playing Politics
Duration:00:08:01
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 8: Making Sport of English
Duration:00:09:06
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 9: Not a Prayer
Duration:00:07:48
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 10: Law and Disorder
Duration:00:06:00
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 11: Prescriptions for Trouble
Duration:00:06:48
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 12: Signs That Should Resign
Duration:00:07:05
THE GIFT OF GAFFES: Chapter 13: Warning: Loony Labels
Duration:00:06:54
THE POWER OF THE PRESS: Chapter 14: Double-Trouble Headlines
Duration:00:09:42
THE POWER OF THE PRESS: Chapter 15: Banner Grammar Stammers
Duration:00:05:55
THE POWER OF THE PRESS: Chapter 16: The Daily Bu(n)gle
Duration:00:10:17
THE POWER OF THE PRESS: Chapter 17: Co-wreck-tions
Duration:00:07:54
THE POWER OF THE PRESS: Chapter 18: The Addles of Advertising
Duration:00:09:02
LOST IN TRANSLATION: Chapter 19: The Language Barrier
Duration:00:10:07
LOST IN TRANSLATION: Chapter 20: Simply Swallow Instructions
Duration:00:06:30
LOST IN TRANSLATION: Chapter 21: Brand Slams
Duration:00:05:37
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 22: A Mangling of Malapropisms
Duration:00:09:00
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 23: A Mixing of Metaphors
Duration:00:08:06
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 24: Fuzzy Logic
Duration:00:10:17
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 25: Casting a Spell
Duration:00:06:19
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 26: Extra-Tasty Grammar Crackers
Duration:00:08:58
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 27: A Misplacement of Modifiers
Duration:00:10:48
EH, WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?: Chapter 28: Typo Negative
Duration:00:07:33
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:52