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A review by holdenwunders_
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds by Jess Zafarris
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Perhaps it’s being touted as “useless” but it’s anything but, especially for an etymology lover!!
I learned a lot of cool’ things about favourite words and gained a deeper understanding of words I hated and didn’t necessarily realize why. Hint- they’re often rooted in bigotry.
My only critique was that it was dense and often felt like having a conversation with someone who is excited about something and goes on a tangent and hops through 5 different topics. I think it could’ve been shortened a bit or even lessened with the amount of words used so that it would be easier to retain the knowledge. But that was my only nitpicky critique and this was just a fun time.
I learned a lot of cool’ things about favourite words and gained a deeper understanding of words I hated and didn’t necessarily realize why. Hint- they’re often rooted in bigotry.
My only critique was that it was dense and often felt like having a conversation with someone who is excited about something and goes on a tangent and hops through 5 different topics. I think it could’ve been shortened a bit or even lessened with the amount of words used so that it would be easier to retain the knowledge. But that was my only nitpicky critique and this was just a fun time.