Project Gutenberg 2021-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 283 Chace, Howard L. 1897 1982 Chace, H. L. (Howard L.) Doremus, Hal 56008160 Anguish Languish Anguish Languish at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguish_Languish Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Anguish Languish" by Howard L. Chace is a playful and experimental publication written in the mid-20th century. This unique text presents an inventive language game that transforms English phrases into a humorous form called Anguish, where the meanings of words are altered through phonetic substitutions. The book serves as both an entertainment and a linguistic exploration of how words can be manipulated for comedic effect. The content of "Anguish Languish" consists of a collection of whimsical stories and poems that showcase the transformations of familiar sayings and tales into their Anguish counterparts. The book starts with a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood," humorously renamed "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut," followed by other original stories like "Guilty Looks Enter Tree Beers" and "Center Alley." Each chapter features playful dialogue and absurd scenarios that highlight the versatility and sound play of language, inviting readers to appreciate the cleverness of linguistic creativity while providing a light-hearted reading experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fairy tales -- Humor English language -- Humor Nursery rhymes -- Humor PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: Language & Communication 91926 2025-07-25T11:52:13.915521 text/html 68427 2024-10-18T10:09:56 text/html 780632 2025-07-25T11:52:17.683494 application/epub+zip 778928 2025-07-25T11:52:14.679562 application/epub+zip 103388 2025-07-25T11:52:14.292541 application/epub+zip 815464 2025-07-25T11:52:19.915503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 793770 2025-07-25T11:52:17.289519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118469 2022-09-29T03:42:06.315457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65732 2025-07-25T11:52:13.579521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45848 2024-10-18T10:09:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17478 2025-07-25T11:52:20.067496 application/rdf+xml 13935 2025-07-25T11:52:14.374538 image/jpeg 2464 2025-07-25T11:52:14.334526 image/jpeg 709501 2025-07-25T11:52:13.957547 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia