The Etymologicon

This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example,   do  you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans of  of  Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings