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Alphabet Juice: The Stand-up Linguist Comedian

abcjuiceBlount, R., (2008). Alphabet Juice: the energies, gists, and spirits of letters, words, and combinations thereof; their roots, bones, innards,piths, pips, and secret parts, … with examples of their usage foul and savory.New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Blount is certainly knowledgeable about the English language. I can say I learned a great deal from this book; unfortunately, I found his attempts at humor a bit tiresome, and I sometimes felt like he was trying to show off all of his knowledge in one book.  Not comprehensive enough to be a useful reference work, and not funny enough to be a language humor book. Still, enjoyable.

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