Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips

Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips | Roy Blount

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The task was as many words as you could make out of the phrase “happy Halloween Team Harness”. I set a 15 min timer for myself. Here is what I have. If this was a Saturday only thing and my points dont count t I understand. I‘m playing catch up. The ones crossed out are dups. (Or spelled wrong)

#teamharkness #scarathlon2020. @StayCurious

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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory | Roy Blount, Jr.

Book and basketball

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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory | Roy Blount, Jr.

1. 3*F but feels like -12*F
2. Between 68-74 no humidity and the sun out
3. 64-65
4. Don‘t have a favorite but my current read it tagged.
#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 💜 And stay warm! 🥶 5y

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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory | Roy Blount, Jr.

Decided to pick this one back up. It‘s a bit of a book to read in that it isn‘t meant to be read front to back. You are supposed to start at the beginning and then flip back and forth between the “see: ...” words. It takes a while. It‘s a good book and humorous just takes a bit.

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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory | Roy Blount, Jr.

I love this word. 😍
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LiteraryinLawrence I remember this word being used in an animated Disney movie. Bambi maybe? 7y

DGRachel @LiteraryinLititz Yep! Bambi. One of my favorite words, too!! 7y

slategreyskies I remember that word! I thought it was made up for the movie! 7y

CoverToCoverGirl 😂 7y

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Sace

Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory | Roy Blount, Jr.

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Nope. I just don't think the time is right.

Cinfhen 😂😂love your honesty 7y

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MrBook

Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory | Roy Blount, Jr.

#TBRtemptation post 4! Here's the subtitle: "The Energies, Gists, & Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, & Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, & Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul & Savory". Yeah, this'll be good. 350 years ago, Thomas Blount produced "Blount's Glossographia", the first dictionary of English word origins. This Blount adds a lot more! #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

OrangeMooseReads I have this one and have read most of it. It's interesting and fun. 7y

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y

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