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

English

ISBN: 0425260798

EAN: 9780425260791

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 10/02/2012

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: Do you know why??? ???a mortgage is literally a death pledge? ???why guns have girls names? ???why salt is related to soldier? Youre about to find out??? The Etymologicon (e-t?-m??-l??-ji-k??n) is: *Witty (wi-te): Full of clever humor *Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge *Ribald (ri-bld): Crude, offensive The Etymologiconis a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: how you get from gruntled to disgruntled; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers money for salt; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.

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

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.75 inches

Width: 5.25 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 7.83 oz

Pages: 272