Seriously, Just Don't: A Comically Annotated Guide to Victorian Social Fails

By Barnaby Smith

You Are Speaking Incorrectly. Please Stop.

In 1883, a man writing under the name "Censor" published a book called Don't. It was a list of 100 things you were doing wrong, from saying "pants" (vulgar) to eating with a knife (barbaric).

Annotated by The Linguistic Snob, this book is a masterclass in condescension.
Discover the rules you didn't know you were breaking: The "Pants" Ban: Why "trousers" is the only acceptable word for leg-coverings.The "Gent" Ban: Why abbreviations are the first sign of the apocalypse.The Spoon Crime: Why sipping coffee from a spoon is a felony.The Americanism: Why sounding like a Yankee is a social death sentence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G4H2V2V4
• ISBN13: 9798276625713
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"