ISBN-13: 9780425260791
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,doyou know why a mortgage is literally adeath pledge? Why guns have girls names? Whysalt is related tosoldier? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans ofofEats, Shootsgruntled todisgruntled; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely coversmoney for salt; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what, precisely, the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening. This witty book will awake the linguist in you and illuminate the hidden meanings behind common words and phrases, tracing their evolution through all of their surprising paths throughout history.
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ISBN-13: 9780425260791
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,doyou know why a mortgage is literally adeath pledge? Why guns have girls names? Whysalt is related tosoldier? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans ofofEats, Shootsgruntled todisgruntled; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely coversmoney for salt; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what, precisely, the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening. This witty book will awake the linguist in you and illuminate the hidden meanings behind common words and phrases, tracing their evolution through all of their surprising paths throughout history.
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language EPUB Download
Full Version The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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