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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Book Title
Etymologicon : A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections o
ISBN
9780425260791

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0425260798
ISBN-13
9780425260791
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113108685

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Etymologicon : a Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Subject
Trivia, Literacy, Linguistics / Etymology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Author
Mark. Forsyth
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The stocking filler of the season...how else to describe a book that explains the connection between Dom Perignon and Mein Kampf ."-- The Observer "Crikey...this is addictive!"-- The Times "Mark Forsyth is clearly a man who knows his onions."-- Daily Telegraph
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
422
Synopsis
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.

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