The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language....
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Author: Mark Forsyth
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Language: English
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Forsyth, Mark

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

€25,68

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

€25,68
Author: Mark Forsyth
Format: Paperback
Language: English
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mortgage is literally a "death pledge"? Why guns have girls' names? Why "salt" is related to "soldier"? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans of of Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

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 connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what, precisely, the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening. This witty book will awake the linguist in you and illuminate the hidden meanings behind common words and phrases, tracing their evolution through all of their surprising paths throughout history.

Author: Mark Forsyth
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 10/02/2012
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780425260791
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2012

About the Author
Mark Forsyth is a writer, journalist, proofreader, ghostwriter, and pedant. He was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back. He is the creator of The Inky Fool, a blog about words, phrases, grammar, rhetoric, and prose.

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