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The Etymologicon
- A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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The Etymologicon
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Publisher's Summary
A quirky, entertaining and thought-provoking tour of the unexpected connections between words, read by Simon Shepherd. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces?
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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- jimmie
- 01-07-2019
Delightful fascinating funny
very funny romp around the weird connections and stories behind words. I wish it was longer!
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- Black Friday
- 27-08-2020
Funny and Fascinating
Wonderful book for word nerds. Not only is it fascinating and somewhat educational, but it’s very funny and well narrated. It’s sort of like listening to a long string of consciousness. Good entertainment and quite interesting, have been recommending it to all my equally nerdy friends.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-04-2020
A cute little book.
If you like etymology, and want to kill 7 or so hour; this is a good book. It's not entirely coherent, and comes off as hours of "fun facts" in a subject that strikes my fancy.
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