Description: Do you know … why a mortgage is literally a death pledge? why guns have girls' names? why salt is related to soldier?You're about to find out.The Etymologicone-t?-"˜mà¤-là¤-ji-kà¤n is: Witty wi-t?: Full of clever humor Erudite er-?-?d?t: Showing knowledge Ribald ri-b?ld: Crude, offensiveThe Etymologicon is 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.
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Book Title: Etymologicon : a Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Author: Mark Forsyth
Format: Compact Disc
Language: English
Topic: Reference, Word Lists, Linguistics / Etymology
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Education, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines
