Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication - Hardcover

Humez, Alexander; Humez, Nicholas; Flynn, Rob

 
9780195389135: Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication

Synopsis

A witty and insightful tour of the genius found in our culture's most interesting forms of compact communications

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About the Author

Alexander Humez holds a Ph.D. in Indo-European Linguistics. He has authored or co-authored both trade and reference books, including collaborations with his brother such as On the Dot, Latin for People, Alpha to Omega, A B C Et Cetera, and Zero to Lazy Eight (with J. Maguire).

Nicholas Humez, in addition to the above collaborations, is the author of Silversmithing: A Basic Manual and a columnist for VERBATIM, The Language Quarterly.

Rob Flynn writes for the computer industry. He has authored and co-authored several books, articles, and screenplays.

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