The Etymologicon
A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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Icon Books Ltd
UK
2016
Paperback
256
Standard
287686
978-1-78578-170-4
1-78578-170-7
Language: history & general works
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The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words isa classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere.
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