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    The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
    The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
    The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
    Audiobook7 hours

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

    Written by Mark Forsyth

    Narrated by Don Hagen

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    About this audiobook

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781469028811
    The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

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    • 4/5
      Brilliant, witty, well read, a delight. I would love to have dinner with the author his mind fascinates.
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly enjoyed this book - both content and narration were excellent.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful book about words and their evolution. Full of information and witty references.