The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
by Mark Forsyth
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1848313071
- ISBN 13
- 9781848313071
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Do you know why… …a mortgage is literally a death pledge? …why guns have girls’ names? …why salt is related to soldier? You’re about to find out… The Etymologicon (e-t?-‘mä-lä-ji-kän) is: *Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor *Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge *Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensive The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: how you get from “gruntled” to “disgruntled”; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers “money for salt”; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
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- World of Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GOR004418412
- Title
- The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- Author
- Mark Forsyth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 4
- ISBN 10
- 1848313071
- ISBN 13
- 9781848313071
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2012-01-01
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