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The Etymologicon
A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Author: Mark Forsyth
Narrator: Don Hagen
Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Gildan Audio
Published: 04/01/2014
Category: Education - Language Experience Approach
Includes: Bonus Material
Synopsis
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?-'ma-la-ji-kan) 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.