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

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.


Author:

  • Mark Forsyth

Narrator:

  • Don Hagen

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 7 h 1 min
  • 167 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Personal development
  • Self-help and advice
  • Culture
  • Literature
  • Nonfiction
  • Education and pedagogy
  • Nonfiction
  • Language

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