The Etymologicon : A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
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.
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<3 entomology. 🙂
Sounds interesting!
This one has me geeking out. 🙂
Very interesting!
Sounds like a perfect thing for a wordsmith! sbbrowning@gmail.com
If I had this over Christmas I would be that annoying person who keeps spouting facts when she looks up from the pages of her book!
Would love a copy!
This book is brilliant. I am aiming to pass along copies to anyone I think will be interested.