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alphabet juice the energies gists and spirits of letters words and combinations thereof ; their roots bones innards piths pips and secret parts tinctures t
if everybodys first english teacher were roy blount jr. we might still be trillions in debt but we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic ... that wed hardly notice . chris tucker the dallas morning news after forty years of making a living using words in every medium except greeting cards roy blount jr. still cant get over his abcs . in alphabet juice he celebrates the juju the crackle the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations . he has a strong sense of right and wrong but he is not out to prescribe proper english . his passion is for questions such as these did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk have you noticed how wince makes you wince three and a half centuries ago thomas blount produced his glossographia the first dictionary to explore derivations of english words . this blounts glossographia takes that pursuit to new levels . from sources as venerable as the oed and as fresh as urbandictionary.com and especially from the authors own wide ranging experience alphabet juice derives an organic take on language that is unlike and more fun than any other . amusing bemusing and smart as hell . daniel okrent fortune danced in blounts arms english swings smartly . jack shafer the new york times book review gracefully erudite and joyous . katherine a. powers the boston sunday globe
paperback farrar straus giroux 2009 isbn13 9780374532048 isbn10 0374532044
abridged n isbn 13 9780374532048 number in series 1 number of pages 364 publisher farrar straus & giroux release date 1254182400000