The African Svelte : ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense /
Menaker, Daniel,
The African Svelte : ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense / Daniel Menaker ; illustrations by Roz Chast ; foreword by Billy Collins. - 225 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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."
9780544800632 054480063X
2016036456
English language--Orthography and spelling--Humor.
Spelling errors--Humor.
The African Svelte : ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense / Daniel Menaker ; illustrations by Roz Chast ; foreword by Billy Collins. - 225 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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."
9780544800632 054480063X
2016036456
English language--Orthography and spelling--Humor.
Spelling errors--Humor.