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Etymologicon is a book for everybody. It's super interesting, and the fact that every single etymological fact connects is really neat. I admit, i'm a bit geeky, especially when it comes to words or books.

The author is an obvious genius and uses his encyclopedic knowledge and sharp sense of humor to bring the hidden and colorful history of our amazing language to life. This book is concise and informative as it is entertainingly.

Author connects the dots and gives you backstories. One chapter blends into the next so seamlessly. I find myself taking notes so i can remember all the cool stuff, but then i realize i’m basically transcribing the entire book into my journal.

Mark forsyth has a wonderful sense of humor and lightness that will delight any reader. The etymologicon is a fast-paced roller-coaster ride through the english language.

There are quite a number of category of words that the book covers and had a few laugh out loud moments.

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I am fascinated with the subject or etymology and this is a great book if you love words in general and where they come from

This is fantastically fun and almost like you are sitting with the author as he connects the dots and gives you backstories

The reason i could not finish it the first time i attempted reading it was that i simply could not keep up with the authors logic

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I purchased this book as part of a set mark forsyths ternion set a box set containing the etymologicon the horologicon and the... Read More

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This product had a total of 1,561 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 9 2023.