{"product_id":"could-do-better","title":"Could Do Better","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorman McGreevy's illustrated selection of schoolchildren's struggles with the pitfalls of the English language ranges from hilarious howlers on topics like history and religion to ridiculous spelling errors, grammatical catastrophes and malapropisms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamples include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn octopus is a person who hopes for the best.\u003cbr\u003eThere are 4 kinds of food - tined, jared, caned \u0026amp; raped.\u003cbr\u003eHis mother, being immortal, had died.\u003cbr\u003eRunning is a great sport, and I thank God for exposing me to the track team.\u003cbr\u003eI took out a book to read and settled down to read, but soon put it down because I couldn't read.\u003cbr\u003eRomeo and Juliet tell each other how much they are in love in the baloney scene.\u003cbr\u003eShe draped her posterior over a grubby stool.\u003cbr\u003eThe equator is a menagerie lion running around the Earth through Africa.\u003cbr\u003eClowns tie their trousers with string which, when it is pulled, shows a hair-raising scene.\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of 17 I have finally been accepted by my family.\u003cbr\u003ePavlov studied the salvation of dogs.\u003cbr\u003eTrigonometry is when a lady marries three men at the same time.\u003cbr\u003eQ: In a democratic society, how important are elections? A: Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election. \u003cbr\u003eThe feminine of manager is managerie.\u003cbr\u003eThe two kinds of book printed are friction and non-friction.\u003cbr\u003eTarzan is a short name for the American flag. It's full name is Tarzan Stripes.\u003cbr\u003eCatharsisis a psychological means of stopping a catarrh. It illustrates the influence of mind over body.\u003cbr\u003eMastication is what the Italians do with their hands when they talk English.\u003cbr\u003eJesus was born because Mary had an Immaculate Contraption. \u003cbr\u003eSir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100-foot clipper.\u003cbr\u003eHenry met Becket on the altar steps and severely massacred him.\u003cbr\u003eThe Pilgrim Fathers became a big band of Quackers.\u003cbr\u003eThe leader of the Bolsheviks was John Lennon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32037147607123,"sku":"","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/products\/9781849013598_71c6e105-62d0-4f01-9c13-48680e2be165.jpg?v=1651380405","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/could-do-better","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}