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 Etymologicon (e-t?- ma-la-ji-kan) is: Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensive The 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.
| Is | Witty (wite)full of clever humor |
|---|---|
| Erudite (er-?-dit) | Showing knowledge |
| Ribald (ri-b?ld) | Crude offensive |
| It explains | How you get from gruntled to disgruntled |
| How the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint | Seattle) connects to whaling in |
Berkley Publishing Group The etymologicon: a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the english language, paperback/mark forsyth
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