{"product_id":"alphabet-juice-the-energies-gists-and-spirits-of-letters-words-and-combinations-thereof-their-roots-bones-innards-piths-pips-paperback","title":"Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoy Blount  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf everybody's 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 we'd hardly notice. --Chris Tucker, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter forty years of making a living using words in every medium except greeting cards, Roy Blount Jr. still can't get over his ABCs. In \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Juice\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003emammal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ematter \u003c\/i\u003ederive from baby talk? Have you noticed how \u003ci\u003ewince\u003c\/i\u003e makes you wince? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree and a half centuries ago, Thomas Blount produced his \u003ci\u003eGlossographia\u003c\/i\u003e, the first dictionary to explore derivations of English words. \u003ci\u003eThis \u003c\/i\u003eBlount's Glossographia takes that pursuit to new levels. From sources as venerable as the \u003ci\u003eOED\u003c\/i\u003e and as fresh as Urbandictionary.com, and especially from the author's own wide ranging experience, \u003ci\u003eAlphabet Juice \u003c\/i\u003ederives an organic take on language that is unlike, and more fun than, any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmusing, bemusing, and smart as hell. --Daniel Okrent, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDanced in Blount's arms, English swings smartly. --Jack Shafer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGracefully erudite and joyous. --Katherine A. Powers, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Blount Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty previous books, covering subjects from the Pittsburgh Steelers to Robert E. Lee to what dogs are thinking. He is a regular panelist on NPR's \u003ci\u003eWait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!\u003c\/i\u003e and is a member of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn in Indianapolis and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Blount now lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, the painter Joan Griswold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762297307424,"sku":"9780374532048","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88e37b299b49e3d90e9721be363c9af1.webp?v=1780218944","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alphabet-juice-the-energies-gists-and-spirits-of-letters-words-and-combinations-thereof-their-roots-bones-innards-piths-pips-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}