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2473741The African Sveltehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-african-svelte-9780544800168/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3548999/cfd4cde7-476a-4ed5-9a5f-95ba8938fd3f.jpg?v=638385535303630000211274MXNHoughton Mifflin HarcourtInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>For language lovers, this book, with all its verbal tangles and wit, is sure to, in its own words, pass mustard (<em>Poets & Writers</em>).</strong></p><p>Inspired by Daniel Menakers tenure at the <em>New Yorker,</em> this collection of comical, revelatory errors foraged from the wilds of everyday English comes with commentary by the author, illustrations by Roz Chast, and a foreword from Billy Collins.</p><p>During his time at the renowned magazine, Menaker happened across a superb spelling mistake: The zebras were grazing on the African svelte. Fascinated by the idea of unintentionally meaningful spelling errors, he began to see that these gaffesneither typos nor auto-correctsare sometimes more interesting than their <em>straight-laced</em> counterparts. Through examples he has collected over the course of his decades-long career as an editor and writer, he brings us to a new understanding of languagehow its used, what it means, and what fun it can be.</p><p>Illustrated by the inimitable Roz Chast, with a foreword by former poet laureate Billy Collins, <em>The African Svelte</em> offers thoughtful and intelligent <em>exit Jesus.</em> With both uniquely happy accidents and familiar fumbles like for all intensive purposes and doggy-dog world, readers delighted by language will find themselves turning the pages with <em>baited breath</em> to discover fresh howlers that have them laughing off their <em>dairy airs.</em></p>...2409727The African Svelte211274https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-african-svelte-9780544800168/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3548999/cfd4cde7-476a-4ed5-9a5f-95ba8938fd3f.jpg?v=638385535303630000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169780544800168_W3siaWQiOiJhODI5ZDhkMi1hYmU2LTQ0MWYtYTg2OS02OGUwMGE4ZTNmNGIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI3NCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjYzLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxMSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMTZUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780544800168_<p><strong>For language lovers, this book, with all its verbal tangles and wit, is sure to, in its own words, pass mustard (<em>Poets & Writers</em>).</strong></p><p>Inspired by Daniel Menakers tenure at the <em>New Yorker,</em> this collection of comical, revelatory errors foraged from the wilds of everyday English comes with commentary by the author, illustrations by Roz Chast, and a foreword from Billy Collins.</p><p>During his time at the renowned magazine, Menaker happened across a superb spelling mistake: The zebras were grazing on the African svelte. Fascinated by the idea of unintentionally meaningful spelling errors, he began to see that these gaffesneither typos nor auto-correctsare sometimes more interesting than their <em>straight-laced</em> counterparts. Through examples he has collected over the course of his decades-long career as an editor and writer, he brings us to a new understanding of languagehow its used, what it means, and what fun it can be.</p><p>Illustrated by the inimitable Roz Chast, with a foreword by former poet laureate Billy Collins, <em>The African Svelte</em> offers thoughtful and intelligent <em>exit Jesus.</em> With both uniquely happy accidents and familiar fumbles like for all intensive purposes and doggy-dog world, readers delighted by language will find themselves turning the pages with <em>baited breath</em> to discover fresh howlers that have them laughing off their <em>dairy airs.</em></p>(*_*)9780544800168_<p><strong>For language lovers, this book, with all its verbal tangles and wit, is sure to, in its own words, pass mustard (<em>Poets & Writers</em>).</strong></p><p>Inspired by Daniel Menakers tenure at the <em>New Yorker,</em> this collection of comical, revelatory errors foraged from the wilds of everyday English comes with commentary by the author, illustrations by Roz Chast, and a foreword from Billy Collins.</p><p>During his time at the renowned magazine, Menaker happened across a superb spelling mistake: The zebras were grazing on the African svelte. Fascinated by the idea of unintentionally meaningful spelling errors, he began to see that these gaffesneither typos nor auto-correctsare sometimes more interesting than their <em>straight-laced</em> counterparts. Through examples he has collected over the course of his decades-long career as an editor and writer, he brings us to a new understanding of languagehow its used, what it means, and what fun it can be.</p><p>Illustrated by the inimitable Roz Chast, with a foreword by former poet laureate Billy Collins, <em>The African Svelte</em> offers thoughtful and intelligent <em>exit Jesus.</em> With both uniquely happy accidents and familiar fumbles like for all intensive purposes and doggy-dog world, readers delighted by language will find themselves turning the pages with <em>baited breath</em> to discover fresh howlers that have them laughing off their <em>dairy airs.</em></p>...9780544800168_Houghton Mifflin Harcourtlibro_electonico_330a4bbc-f7dd-3960-8f4d-eaa93876f9ae_9780544800168;9780544800168_9780544800168Daniel MenakerInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-1b5cdcf0-c899-45e2-8b41-1d2c352c6ff8.epub2016-10-18T00:00:00+00:00Houghton Mifflin Harcourt