101 two-letter words /
Merritt, Stephin,
101 two-letter words / One hundred one two-letter words Stephin Merritt ; illustrated by Roz Chast. - First Edition. - New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014] - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Formerly CIP.
The country folk say 'howdy-do' but here in town, it's 'you'; they'll say it in the country too in twenty years or so. Rolling Stone magazine has called songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields 'the Cole Porter of his generation'; O, The Oprah Magazine has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as 'the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker's.' Together they have crafted a witty book in celebration of two-letter words, focusing on the 101 such words that count in Scrabble. Featuring four-line poems by Merritt and colour illustrations by Chast, this book covers familiar words as well as obscure ones. With dark wit and clever wordplay, it will delight, not just Scrabble players and crossword puzzle fanatics, but anyone in thrall to the weirdest corners of the English language.
9780393240191 (hardcover)
2014011425
Vocabulary.
English language--Humor.
American poetry--21st century.
PE1449 / .M419 2014
428.1
101 two-letter words / One hundred one two-letter words Stephin Merritt ; illustrated by Roz Chast. - First Edition. - New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014] - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Formerly CIP.
The country folk say 'howdy-do' but here in town, it's 'you'; they'll say it in the country too in twenty years or so. Rolling Stone magazine has called songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields 'the Cole Porter of his generation'; O, The Oprah Magazine has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as 'the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker's.' Together they have crafted a witty book in celebration of two-letter words, focusing on the 101 such words that count in Scrabble. Featuring four-line poems by Merritt and colour illustrations by Chast, this book covers familiar words as well as obscure ones. With dark wit and clever wordplay, it will delight, not just Scrabble players and crossword puzzle fanatics, but anyone in thrall to the weirdest corners of the English language.
9780393240191 (hardcover)
2014011425
Vocabulary.
English language--Humor.
American poetry--21st century.
PE1449 / .M419 2014
428.1