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More than just a dictionary of euphemisms by a hip young ilnguist, this Dictionary is a merciless translation of the banalities of contemporary speech. It's also scathingly funny. For example, asks Balisteri, what if you substituted the word you for the phrase the relationship - as in the sentence, There seem to be a lot of problems with the relationship . Or the word because for the word but ...as in the sentence, They drive me crazy but my parents are very involved in my life. Entertaining as it is, however, the E. E.D. is also a thought-provoking and insightful look into the twists and turns of modern English usage - a smart and useful, albeit hysterical, earwitness account of verbal mishaps and manipulations that's destined to become a classic with language lovers and a useful reference tool on the desk of writers everywhere.

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Maggie Balistreri takes dead aim at the Like, Whatever faction of English speakers and splatters them with her paint ball. Clear-minded grammar wins out in the end. Bravo. <br>--Garrison Keillor <br>The brilliant writing, lucid thinking, and authentic passion in these pages make The Evasion-English Dictionary one of the most readable and incisive exposures of linguistic camouflage I have ever encountered. <br>--Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English <br>A stimulating collection that will sharpen yours ears and stretch your mind. <br>--Thomas Szasz, author of The Untamed Tongue: A Dissenting Dictionary

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Maggie Balistreri publishes CafeMo.com and works as a proofreader. She lives in New York City.

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