The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
By Mark Forsyth
Read by Don Hagen
Unabridged
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$36.99
ISBN: 9781469090948
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$41.99
ISBN: 9798200623310
| Runtime: | 7.02 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Educational |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
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.Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Mark Forsyth is clearly a man who knows his onions.” —Daily Telegraph (London)
“Crikey...this is addictive!” —Times (London)
Author
Author Bio: Mark Forsyth
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. Forsyth is the creator of The Inky Fool, a blog about words, phrases, grammar, rhetoric, and prose. He lives in the United Kingdom.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Educational |
| Runtime: | 7.02 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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