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DO YOU KNOW WHY…
…a mortgage is literally a death pledge?
…guns have girls’ names?
…salt is related to soldier?
You’re about to find out…
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The
Etymologicon
A Circular Stroll
Through the
Hidden Connections
of the English
Language
BERKLEY BOOKS, NEW YORK