Bibliograph

The African svelte, ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense, Daniel Menaker ; drawings by Roz Chast ; foreword by Billy Collins

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The African svelte, ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense, Daniel Menaker ; drawings by Roz Chast ; foreword by Billy Collins

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The African svelte

Oclc number

959963602

Responsibility statement

Daniel Menaker ; drawings by Roz Chast ; foreword by Billy Collins

Sub title

ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense

Summary

Inspired by the author's tenure at "The New Yorker, " a collection of whimsical, revelatory errors foraged from the wilds of everyday English includes entries ranging from "exit Jesus" and "doggy-dog world" to "for all intensive purposes" and "dairy airs."

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