English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail With Numerous Examples Taken from Everyday Life
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- Author：Sterling Johnson
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Summary
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！
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！
Reviews
عبدالرحمن
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Kinda funny！
Rachael
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It was a fun book to read， but some of the language is very dated。 I have never once heard of a person being called "ass-eyes。" It was a fun book to read， but some of the language is very dated。 I have never once heard of a person being called "ass-eyes。" 。。。more
Dani
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I don't know if my expections were too high but。。。 This was terrible。 Absolutely terrible and I wasted 30 minutes （！） of my life reading this。 Sucks。 I don't know if my expections were too high but。。。 This was terrible。 Absolutely terrible and I wasted 30 minutes （！） of my life reading this。 Sucks。 。。。more
Taylor
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Johnson's stated purpose in authoring this work was to provide an educational resource for those who speak English as something other than a primary language。 While the book feigns instruction， it really simply uses instruction as a medium for humor。 There are some comical quips inside， but the vast overuse of alliteration and homonyms exploited for humor quickly grow old。 Readers should be aware that actual value in this book is minimal。 If you read it， understand that your main takeaway will b Johnson's stated purpose in authoring this work was to provide an educational resource for those who speak English as something other than a primary language。 While the book feigns instruction， it really simply uses instruction as a medium for humor。 There are some comical quips inside， but the vast overuse of alliteration and homonyms exploited for humor quickly grow old。 Readers should be aware that actual value in this book is minimal。 If you read it， understand that your main takeaway will be a few coarse jokes。 That being said， the font is large， the spacing liberal， and the page count minimal。 You won't waste too much of your time。 。。。more
Himanshu Karmacharya
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Hilarious and informative for all the wrong reasons， this book teaches native as well as foreign users of the English language， the ways of efficient swearing。 Of course it was the title of the book that got my attention and I read it out of curiosity。 The book is extremely funny and had me laughing many times but reading the book continuously for some time， it tends to get repetitive。 So I had to put the book down for a while， but reading it again didn't have the same effect as before。 Hilarious and informative for all the wrong reasons， this book teaches native as well as foreign users of the English language， the ways of efficient swearing。 Of course it was the title of the book that got my attention and I read it out of curiosity。 The book is extremely funny and had me laughing many times but reading the book continuously for some time， it tends to get repetitive。 So I had to put the book down for a while， but reading it again didn't have the same effect as before。 。。。more
Andrea
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Ok， I was curious。 Thank goodness it was less than a hundred pages， so not too much of a waste of time。 Amusing， but could have been a lot funnier。 Tried to be （pretend）helpful， but could have been a lot more so。 It's not really sufficient to explain what the words mean if you don't explain the grammar。。。 but that's just the ex-student of linguistics talking。 Ok， I was curious。 Thank goodness it was less than a hundred pages， so not too much of a waste of time。 Amusing， but could have been a lot funnier。 Tried to be （pretend）helpful， but could have been a lot more so。 It's not really sufficient to explain what the words mean if you don't explain the grammar。。。 but that's just the ex-student of linguistics talking。 。。。more
Daniel Rodriguez
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It might be of some real use to， well， those who have taken English as a second language， but something felt lacking even for that。
Marshall Thompson
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Not what I expected。 This is a scholarly study of Swear Words， terms， and there uses。 Still， it was HILLARIOUS！
Frank
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Now I know what they’re saying in “The Sopranos” and “Deadwood”！ Actually， this was a fun little read if you’re not easily offended。 It basically expands on George Carlin’s seven words you can’t say on TV。 A tongue-in-cheek primer for swearing。
Lukas Vermeer
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Mildly funny shit at best and too fucking incomplete。
Michael
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Hopefully this gosh darn book can help me out！
Lyuba Pachoma
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A Curious book with many useful and unknown expressions :-D
Wes Branscum
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A fast read， with some good laughs
Roux Stellarsphyr
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Not as exhaustive as other texts， this book's author really screwed the pooch on this one。 （Coincidentally， you will not find that phrase in the book but rather 'fucking the dog。'）An excellent primer for those who have never watched television or interacted with an English-speaking human before。 Otherwise， it will not add to the etymologist's library。The book screams 'Rush job' with its barebones intro， dust jacket and contents。 I have not seen more generously spaced pages since teaching freshma Not as exhaustive as other texts， this book's author really screwed the pooch on this one。 （Coincidentally， you will not find that phrase in the book but rather 'fucking the dog。'）An excellent primer for those who have never watched television or interacted with an English-speaking human before。 Otherwise， it will not add to the etymologist's library。The book screams 'Rush job' with its barebones intro， dust jacket and contents。 I have not seen more generously spaced pages since teaching freshman English。 。。。more
Damien Goldsmaer-Richardson
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Нашла наконец учебник， соответствующий моему уровню
Jari Pirhonen
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Guide to effective communication - test included。
Eddie
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Very basic。 You'll get a better education watching season 2 of "The Thick of It"。 Very basic。 You'll get a better education watching season 2 of "The Thick of It"。 。。。more
Christina
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I think I was expecting more from this than what I got - I wanted it to be a true grammar and vocab book， not just a random listing of more or less useful swear words （"ass eyes，" really？）。 Frankly， I learned more from watching Boondock Saints and spending a night in an Irish pub during the World Cup than I did from this book。 Disappointing， and not even that funny。 I think I was expecting more from this than what I got - I wanted it to be a true grammar and vocab book， not just a random listing of more or less useful swear words （"ass eyes，" really？）。 Frankly， I learned more from watching Boondock Saints and spending a night in an Irish pub during the World Cup than I did from this book。 Disappointing， and not even that funny。 。。。more
Khanh， first of her name， mother of bunnies
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It goes without saying that this is a book that I really should read。
Маx Nestelieiev
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funny and pretty goofy book， everyone has to read it instead of enjoying the radio named K。C。U。F。 :）
Eugene Pankov
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Absolutely a must-fucking-have book。
Sandra
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Not only a non-reread， it isn't even a keeper。 Perhaps some people get a laugh or two out of the examples; I'm not one of those people。 Not only a non-reread， it isn't even a keeper。 Perhaps some people get a laugh or two out of the examples; I'm not one of those people。 。。。more
Willa Guadalupe Grant
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This is the funniest book ever！ I could have just found out I was dying & I would laugh when I read this book。 It is written just like any other phrase book but it is "profanity" & how to use it correctly。 An abosolute gem for those of us who are still immature。 ;-） This is the funniest book ever！ I could have just found out I was dying & I would laugh when I read this book。 It is written just like any other phrase book but it is "profanity" & how to use it correctly。 An abosolute gem for those of us who are still immature。 ;-） 。。。more
Nic
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since i happen to be a fan of all curse words， i loved this book。
B
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short read， good fun。 as an actual english teacher i would have liked it to be aimed for actual second language learners ，though。
mairywo
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F*ing funny。 As I learned my English from American college kids， I already knew almost all the words and expressions in this little book， but it's still entertaining as it's written in a very humorous way。 F*ing funny。 As I learned my English from American college kids， I already knew almost all the words and expressions in this little book， but it's still entertaining as it's written in a very humorous way。 。。。more
Steve Mitchell
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Swearing is not as simple as you may think。 Just peppering your language with expletives is not big and it is not clever; you need to be economical and select the right word for the situation。 This book will help you learn to utter profanities with confidence。
Leo
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El libro que te enseña como decir tacos con propiedad en inglés。 Imprescindible para malhabladas como yo。
Laura
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You'd think with that title that it would be better than it was。 I thought it was sort basic and elementary， and frankly， there were a lot of really great swears left out。 As it turns out， this is "beginner swearing" - I kid you not， and it's definitely evident when you read it。 It was ok。。。I've come up with （much） better swears myself， and much more creative usage。 You'd think with that title that it would be better than it was。 I thought it was sort basic and elementary， and frankly， there were a lot of really great swears left out。 As it turns out， this is "beginner swearing" - I kid you not， and it's definitely evident when you read it。 It was ok。。。I've come up with （much） better swears myself， and much more creative usage。 。。。more
Alex Telander
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