101 Two-Letter Words

An. He. No. Scrabble masters or not, we use many of these words daily. In his new book, Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields) fills in the rest, defining all of the dictionary’s two-letter words in carefree four-line rhymes, and acclaimed cartoonist Roz Chast’s drawings of grouchy Scotsmen and vampire dogs complement the wry lessons. Join Merritt and his pal (and best-selling author) Emma Straub for some linguistic fun.