Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen - Softcover
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.In her New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in the New Yorkers celebrated copy department. In Greek to Me, she delivers another wise and funny paean to the art of self-expression, this time filtered through her greatest passion: all things Greek.Greek to Me is a charming account of Norriss lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norriss memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wineand more than a few Greek menGreek to Me is the Comma Queens fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own. The Comma Queen returns with a fun, witty and wise romp through language and the crystalline Greek coast, now available in a gorgeous B-format edition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922268723
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.In her New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in the New Yorkers celebrated copy department. In Greek to Me, she delivers another wise and funny paean to the art of self-expression, this time filtered through her greatest passion: all things Greek.Greek to Me is a charming account of Norriss lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norriss memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wineand more than a few Greek menGreek to Me is the Comma Queens fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own. The Comma Queen returns with a fun, witty and wise romp through language and the crystalline Greek coast, now available in a gorgeous B-format edition. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922268723
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea.In her New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in the New Yorkers celebrated copy department. In Greek to Me, she delivers another wise and funny paean to the art of self-expression, this time filtered through her greatest passion: all things Greek.Greek to Me is a charming account of Norriss lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norriss memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wineand more than a few Greek menGreek to Me is the Comma Queens fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own. The Comma Queen returns with a fun, witty and wise romp through language and the crystalline Greek coast, now available in a gorgeous B-format edition. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922268723
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