The Stand-up Linguist Comedian

May 31, 2009

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.

LinkedInShare

Tags: ,

2 Responses to The Stand-up Linguist Comedian

  1. GarykPatton on June 16, 2009 at 3:04 am

    You know so many interesting infomation. You might be very wise. I like such people. Don’t top writing.

  2. Josh on June 20, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Ok, when can we read a continue?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity.

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Subscribe