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Mr McGreevy's Must Try Harder is a side-splitting collection of the most earnest and mangled attempts at the English language made by generations of schoolchildren. From the historical - 'Rome was overthrown by invasions of the Huns, Visigoths and Osteopaths' - to the religious - 'Solomon had 300 wives and 700 cucumbers'; the R-rated - 'As he walked through the room he heard the sound of heavy breeding' - to the unintentionally profound - 'Matrimony is a place where souls suffer for time on account of their sins' - under Mr McGreevy's tutelage nothing is safe, or sacred. Be they funny, irreverent or just plain silly, Mr McGreevy's Must Try Harder is guaranteed to have you weeping with laughter. But be warned: don't read too many in one sitting, you may just do yourself a permanent injury.
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Norman McGreevy was brought up and educated in Glasgow and now lives quietly in Melbourne with his wife and a small menagerie. For the past ten years, Norman has worked with universities, corporations and government agencies, writing, designing and delivering information technology training and communication for groups of often bewildered executives. He now tries to combine his passion for information technology and (correct!) communication with his passion for relaxation and walking, so far with limited success.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Packed full of hilarious school boy errors and down right ridiculous guesses made by pupils who weren't thinking straight or plainly didn't know the answers. It brings about a chuckle from every page.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I suggest potential purchasers 'Look Inside' first and not rely on glowing reviews - I didn't look and was disapponted to find, despite one review saying the book was 'packed full', that the font is so large there are only 2 or 3 examples on each page - not my idea of 'packed full', more like padded out. If i'd looked inside rather than relying on the 'packed full' description, I wouldn't have bought it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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These are not only funny, but some of them are clever too. It really highlights the intelligence some of the kids have, as well as accidental mispellings which make you laugh and feel sorry for the child who wrote them. And the stupidity which will also give you a good chuckle
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Fun - It's on the toilet shelf
This was purchased for me for Xmas by a teacher. It's funny. It's a frivolous bit of frippery with some very very funny comments from the wonderously confused minds of the school... Read more
Published 15 days ago by S. Glover
A book that is both amusing and eye-opening
George Bernard Shaw once said: "If you're going to tell the truth, you'd better make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Andrew Norris
A Good Laugh
My husband got this book for Christmas and found it great for picking up at odd moments, and was constantly chuckling at it. Read more
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Funny, makes you chuckle
A friend of mine is into toilet reading... this got him laughing whilst killing time!
Published 22 months ago by Mr. W. P. Maxwell
MUST TRY HARDER BOOK
Ibought this book as a gift for a teacher friend of mine who found it very funny.
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