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I read this a few months back, at times this was a touch dry but the examples and illustrations included made this an easier, fun read.

Keith Houston throws in many facts and trivia of 11 typography symbols, at times this is a touch overwhelming but at the same time fascinating. One of these is how the ampersand used to be the 27th letter of the English alphabet. I‘m still grappling with this one.

It was... okay I guess? I had been expecting a more detailed history from conception to the present, and this was more of a meditation once the author got past some 19 century warring grammar guide writers. Which isn't bad, but it also wasn't what I wanted to read.

Been prevented from reading by Adorable Kittens, but this one should be pretty fast.
(cortado with a pinch of brown sugar is my new best friend)

The actor Max Greenfield writes a book about not wanting to read a book. Though considered a #PictureBook , there are less illustrations but more word graphic designs. I can see the concept appealing to kids looking for a laugh or who can relate to a lack of interest in reading a book. Just meh for me. #BBRC #LetterI

“Starting” (because I actually started it in the store) one of the books I bought on vacation.

So many different shades of yellow 💛📚💛

“Why, if there is alphabet soup, do we not have punctuation cereal?”

#Yellow
#CoverLove

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This was an interesting book about symbols we use in writing, their history from handwritten manuscripts to modern printing, and further changes with online text. I especially enjoyed the chapters on the pilcrow, octothorpe, and manicule, all of which I also think qualify as weird words. I was not as interested in the discussion of irony and sarcasm and attempts to identify them in print.

#nonfiction #audiobook
#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday

Yo! Yo! Yes? Yes!

I think that the book is so fun for younger students because it is so silly and quick. It is a good quick attention grabber book.