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“I think, therefore I am,” declared
Descartes, while he was living.
That thought remains, while he does not . . .
which causes some misgiving.
Rolling Stone has called songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields “the Cole Porter of his generation”; O, The Oprah Magazine has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as “the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker’s.” Together they have crafted a witty and unique book in celebration of two-letter words, focusing on the 101 such words that count in Scrabble. Featuring original four-line poems by Merritt and dozens of color illustrations by Chast, 101 Two-Letter Words covers familiar words (go, hi, no, ox) as well as obscure ones (ka, oe, qi, xu). With the dark wit and clever wordplay of Edward Gorey or Shel Silverstein, this book is sure to delight not just Scrabble players and crossword puzzle fanatics but anyone in thrall to the weirdest corners of the English language.
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"When I have no Scrabble move, I really cannot bear it. From to , help has arrived-- Why, thank you, Stephin Merritt!" Lemony Snicket, best-selling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
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"I love this book of Scrabble twos, with art and wit for mi and ye; so now please do the thousand threes, from to ." Stefan Fatsis, best-selling author of Word Freak
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"This little book of tiny words by Stephin Merritt is superb; it's funny and it's useful too. (This is the Neil Gaiman blurb.)" Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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"Ha!" Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed
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"Oy, ow, my wounded qi! I'll never beat Stephin at Scrabble again. Wo(e) is me." Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers
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"Merritt is a gifted poet." Sarah Larson
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"A fun little book." New Yorker
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"Delightfully whimsical." Minneapolis Star Tribune
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"Pretty irresistible." David Ulin Los Angeles Times
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"Vaguely Seussian." David Daley Salon
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"Droll...pithy...witty." Margaret Eby Brooklyn Magazine
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"Like some of the best jokes, [Merritt's] humor also educates (stealthily!), and acclaimed cartoonist Roz Chast's drawings of grouchy Scotsmen and vampire dogs complement the wry lessons." Dan DeLuca Philadelphia Inquirer
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One acclaimed songwriter + one celebrated cartoonist = a one-of-a-kind book about two-letter words!.
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Rolling Stone has called singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields the Cole Porter of his generation;
O, The Oprah Magazine has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker s. Together they have crafted a wonderfully witty book that is sure to prove useful to Scrabble players and Words With Friends addicts and to delight anyone in thrall to the weirder corners of the English language.
With the mordant wit and clever wordplay of Edward Gorey or Shel Silverstein, Stephin Merritt has written an original four-line rhyming poem for each of the 101 two-letter words included in The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary. Here are poems about familiar words (such as at, go, hi, no, and up) as well as obscure ones (such as aa, ka, oe, qi, xu). And every one of the 101 poems is accompanied by a full-color illustration by the incomparable cartoonist Roz Chast.
101 Two-Letter Words is perfect for any language lover or Scrabble player (it may even improve your score ).
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"I think, therefore I am," declared Descartes, while he was living. That thought remains, while he does not . . . which causes some misgiving.
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A one-of-a-kind celebration of the 101 two-letter words allowed in Scrabble.
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has called singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields "the Cole Porter of his generation"; has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as "the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker's." Together they have crafted a wonderfully witty book that is sure to prove useful to Scrabble players and Words With Friends addicts--and to delight anyone in thrall to the weirder corners of the English language.
About the Author
With the Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt has written, produced, and recorded ten albums, including 69 Love Songs, which was named one of the 500 best albums of all time by Rolling Stone. Merritt has performed as part of Lincoln Center's "American Songwriters" series and at BAM's "Next Wave of Song," and he has composed the score for the Academy Award-nominated film Pieces of April and for Eban and Charley.Roz Chast has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker since 1978. Her cartoons have been collected in What I Hate, Theories of Everything, and The Party After You Left. She also illustrated The Alphabet from A to Y, with Bonus Letter Z, the best-selling children's book by Steve Martin. Her most recent book is Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a memoir about her parents.