You say tomato an amusing and irreverent guide to the most often mispronounced words in the English language.
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[New York] : Thunder's Mouth Press, c2005.
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249 pages 18 cm.
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Ever 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 reports 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 lexicographer. He trains his sardonic sights on everything from political correctness to pop music, corporate culture to foreign policy, and reality shows to the right wing. Prepare yourself for a wickedly irreverent reading experience!.
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Jackson, R. W. 1. (2005). You say tomato: an amusing and irreverent guide to the most often mispronounced words in the English language . Thunder's Mouth Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jackson, R. W. 1939-. 2005. You Say Tomato: An Amusing and Irreverent Guide to the Most Often Mispronounced Words in the English Language. Thunder's Mouth Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jackson, R. W. 1939-. You Say Tomato: An Amusing and Irreverent Guide to the Most Often Mispronounced Words in the English Language Thunder's Mouth Press, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jackson, R. W. 1939-. You Say Tomato: An Amusing and Irreverent Guide to the Most Often Mispronounced Words in the English Language Thunder's Mouth Press, 2005.
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