Anyone can have anal-retentive tendencies. There are people that are very particular with organizing things, arranging them in distinct order. Others freak out when the toothpaste tube is pushed from the bottom and not from the top, much to your amazement. Some are anal when it comes to spelling, grammar and diction as well.
Here's a book that word anal-people might be interested in. Literally Speaking (A Journey in Two Words, a self-published book by Jennifer Hughes, is an artistic compilation of clichés (trite expressions which have lost real meaning), idioms (vernacular inclined to a geographical area), homophones (words that sound alike but differ in meaning) and euphemisms (a means of expressing something instead of its literal meaning).
Loaded with catchy illustrations, this self-published title takes you into an ongoing journey to language in a simple and fun approach. Literally Speaking (A Journey in Two Words) lets you in on the literal answers to your otherwise figurative questions such as the meaning of the phrase “chicken strip” or what in the world “beer battered shrimp” means, literally speaking.
Engage in the informative and the delightful in this book. Literally Speaking (A Journey in Two Words) is bound to make you get it (pick it up); get it (understand it); get it (buy it) and literally get it (you do it).
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