The Etymologicon
A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- Info:
- Icon Books, 2016 - brož., 256 str.
- EAN:
- 9781785781704
- ISBN:
- 978-17-85781-70-4
Recenze:
A new cover look for the 5th anniversary of Mark Forsyths brilliant Sunday Times Number One bestseller.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 is all about the strange connections between words. Its an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language, taking in monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes, and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
Its become a classic of writing about the English language. If youre interested in etymology, you need to have read this book!
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