The Etymologicon : A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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Overview
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?-'m -l -ji-k n) 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.
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- ISBN-13: 9781469090948
- ISBN-10: 1469090945
- Publisher: Ascent Audio
- Publish Date: April 2014
- Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.39 pounds
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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