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

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

Mark Forsyth

288 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
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What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connecti...

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