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![The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBN2I4aEE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--0e4badff83df123a67787cfb051a4dc14f620197/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/The%20Etymologicon-%20A%20Circular%20Stroll%20Through%20the%20Hidden%20Connections%20of%20the%20English%20Language.jpg)
279 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425260791
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publication date: 02 October 2012
Description
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mortgage is literally a "death pledge"? Why guns have girls' names? Why "salt" is related to "soldier"...
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279 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425260791
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publication date: 02 October 2012
Description
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mortgage is literally a "death pledge"? Why guns have girls' names? Why "salt" is related to "soldier"...