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The Etymologicon written by Mark Forsyth performed by Simon Shepherd on Audio CD (Unabridged)

The Etymologicon written by Mark Forsyth performed by Simon Shepherd on Audio CD (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  9781445847429
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Language
Duration:  420 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  Mark Forsyth
Performer 1:  Simon Shepherd

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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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