Damp Squids and Card Sharks

A Compendium of Commonly Confused Phrases and Linguistic Muddles

Robert Anwood

12 October 2023 | Hardcover

£12.99 | 9781837830855

128 Pages | 185 x 135 mm

Full-colour Illustrations

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!

Robert Anwood is the author of the bestselling Bears Can’t Run Downhill and Emus Can’t Walk Backwards. His hobbies include going to the pub and arguing. Robert is the keyboard player with the UK band Jody and the Jerms.

Cute humor and gift book about wordplay and language

Will appeal to fans of Lost in Translation and Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Perfect stocking filler