I have gotten this hilarious book called "More Anguished English". Among other things, it has a hysterical section of classified taken from various newspapers:
"-- [Monday] FOR SALE: R.D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Phone 555-0707 after 7 p.m and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him cheap. [Tuesday] NOTICE -- We regret having erred in R.D. Jones' ad yesterday. It should have read: One sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 555-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him after 7 p.m. [Wednesday] NOTICE -- R. D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying telephone calls because of an error we made in his classified ad yesterday. His ad should read as follows: FOR SALE: R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 555-0707 7 p.m and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who loves with him. [Thursday] NOTICE: I, R. D. Jones, have no sewing machine for sale. I smashed it. Don't call 555-0707, as the telephone has been disconnected. I have NOT been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until yesterday, she was my housekeeper, but she quit. --"
