Damp Squids and Card Sharks : A Compendium of Commonly Confused Phrases and Linguistic Muddles

Author: Robert Anwood

Slang & dialect humour

Published on 12 October 2023 by Quadrille Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 112 pages, Illustrations, colour
142 x 192 x 18mm | 320g

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!