The African svelte : ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense
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Menaker, Daniel,
Contributors
Chast, Roz, Illustrator
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2016.
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxvii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English

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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Menaker, D., & Chast, R. (2016). The African svelte: ingenious misspellings that make surprising sense . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Menaker, Daniel and Roz, Chast. 2016. The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Menaker, Daniel and Roz, Chast. The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Menaker, Daniel,, and Roz Chast. The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.

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