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Alphabet Juice. Spirits of Letters and Words. Roy Jr. Blount485 руб
, we might still be trillions in debt, but we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic . f everybodys first English teacher were Roy Blount Jr. . . --Chris Tucker, The Dallas Morning News After forty years of making a living using words in every medium except greeting cards, Roy Blount Jr. that wed hardly notice. In Alphabet Juice, he celebrates the juju, the crackle, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. still cant get over his ABCs. 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. He has a strong sense of right and wrong, but he is not out to prescribe proper English. From sources as venerable as the OED and as fresh as Urbandictionary. This Blounts Glossographia takes that pursuit to new levels. Amusing, bemusing, and smart as hell. 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. --Jack Shafer, The New York Times Book Review Gracefully erudite and joyous. --Daniel Okrent, Fortune Danced in Blounts arms, English swings smartly. --Katherine A.Powers, The Boston Sunday Globe
2009 |