The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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The Etymologicon By Mark Forsyth used very good. THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Witty and erudite . stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless. Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere. Author(s): Forsyth, Mark Binding: Paperback, Date of Publication: 03/11/2016, Pagination: 256 pages, ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781785781704, Description: Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words isa classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere. A NEW, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED ON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
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Baden Eunson
Some are a bit dodgy, but that's par for the course in this arena. A real achievement. It is quite informative but side-splitting in the venerable British humorous style of P G Wodehouse and Douglas Adams. Spoiled slightly by the damage to the book cover
J Miller
This is an example of an antanaclasic sentence (it keeps using the same word in different senses; get the book for the details): Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. It's a really interesting story of how the English language evolved. Well written.
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