Ants Are My Friends

Linguistic mistakes. We all make them. And if your name is George W Bush, you might make them more often than others. In 'The Ants are My Friends' (delightfully misheard from Bob Dylan's "e;Blowing in the Wind"e;) Martin Toseland has collected the very best (and very worst) linguistic gifts of the gaffe. The catergories features include: Malapropisms (named after Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's "e;The Rivals"e; where the wrong word pops out to bizarre results); Eggcorns (where a new word is created from misheard real one - the name comes from someone misunderstanding 'acorn' as 'eggcorn', as it has the same shape); Bushisms (the humour in which cannot be misunderestimated); and Mondegreens or misheard lyrics, which include such classic examples as: Who Ya Gonna Call, Gus Foster ("e;Ghostbusters"e; by Ray Parker Junior); Last Night I Dreamed of Some Bagels ("e;La Isla Bonita"e; by Madonna); Sparing His Life For His Mum's Sausages ("e;Bohemian Rhapsody"e; by Queen); It's a Fruit, Fruit Samba ("e;Cruel Summer"e; by Bananarama); and, Mr Tangerine Man ("e;Mr Tambourine Man"e; by Bob Dylan).