English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples Taken From Everyday Life
by Sterling Johnson
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Author: Sterling JohnsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-06-15
ISBN: 031214329X
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Book Reviews of English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples Taken From Everyday Life
Book Review: A Welcome Addition for Adult and College ESL Students
Summary: 3 Stars
Lenny Bruce would be proud of this thin book that celebrates one of the most frequently uttered words in English. The book, with its somewhat shocking and sophomoric title, is exactly what you would expect. Adults tired of inane, pointless grammar exercises in many ESL classes and high school and college English language learners bored and disgusted by the insipid, hyper-academic language deployed for TOEFL prep classes often find this book refreshing. It is certainly more real than 90% of the ESL textbooks out there!
On the other hand, this is a one-trick pony. The vulgar language, while a refreshing antidote in small doses, becomes tiresome and predictable. Better for teenagers than linguists.
Yet I used to keep it on my community college bookshelf as work as an example of the American free speech movement - and a challenge to very questionable "most frequently used word lists" that censor real language. It kept the language lessons real. Curse words, after all, do exist even if they have no place in our classrooms. Being able to both understand and vividly express anger seems like a vital life skill for often-stressed ESL students.
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Summary of English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples Taken From Everyday Life
America swears by it!In the English language, swearing is essential to effective communication. Whether you want to succeed in business, school, or social circles, a strong command of vocabulary is absolutely necessary. Just imagine a stranger to our shores, trying to comprehend the following conversation:
John: Mary, would you like to attend the opera this evening?
Mary: F*cking-A. should I wear my black dress?
John: Why the f*ck not?
Mary: F*cked if I know-Oh, f*ck! I just remembered. It got f*cked up in the wash.
John: Well, f*ck the opera. Let's stay home and f*ck.
Mary: Good f*cking idea.
English as a Second F*cking Language (ESF*L) is the perfect way for nonnative speakers to learn the basics of swearing. At the same time, it also offers native speakers a wide variety of twists and new refinements. Page after page, ESF*L provides a smorgasbord of swearing synonyms designed to boost your vocabulary-everything from the conventional d*mn and sh*t to a host of more inventive terms that would make any truck driver blush. And when you're finished reading, our Final F*cking Exam is the perfect test of your swearing skills. You'll be surprised by how much you've learned!
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