The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Mark Forsyth,在微信读书上读的。一本在英语词汇的暗道里兜圈子的书:每个词都牵着另一个词的来历,一路串下去,最后又绕回起点。
这本书在我这园子里没有单独的读书感想,因为它整个长成了另一样东西——词语的化石层 那一整格两百多张词源卡,都是从它这儿挖出来的。想看它落下了什么,去那一格翻。
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