A review by lauraisreading
Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent

funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Excellent, excellent book. A perfect mix of all my interests, where linguistics,  anthropology and history trivia come together. Susie Dent is not only extremely knowledgeable, but also a great writer. I have a lot of tabs indicating my favourite word-histories, but my favourite has to be "corgi" - Welsh for "dwarf dog". It doesn't always have to be complicated.