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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

Mark Forsyth
4.23/5 (8279 ratings)
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The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. It's 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.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
252 pages
Publication:
2011
Publisher:
Icon Books
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eng
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

Mark Forsyth
4.23/5 (8279 ratings)
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The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. It's 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.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
252 pages
Publication:
2011
Publisher:
Icon Books
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
ISBN13:
kindle Asin:

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