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The Illustrated Etymologicon - A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
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The Illustrated Etymologicon - A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
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List price R580
Loot Price R464
Discovery Miles 4 640
You Save R116 (20%)
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A NEW, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES
NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED ON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY. 'Witty
and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that
nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn
nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent. 'Particularly good ...
Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky
history.' William Leith, Evening Standard. The Etymologicon is an
occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided
tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English
language. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and
gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California
to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? 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. 'Highly
recommended' Spectator
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