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title = "The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between - Patrick Foote"
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date = 2018-11-30
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tags = ["books", "etymology", "patrick foote", "reviews"]
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[GoodReads summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41224588-the-origin-of-names-words-and-everything-in-between):
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Explore the world of names: What is something that literally everything in
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existence has in common? It all has a name! With The Origin of Names, Words and
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Everything in Between, you can learn the origins of these names. From countries
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and cities to toys and animals to even planets, learn the etymology of
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interesting words in a fun and entertaining way.
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Etymology is a fun -- or, at least, interesting -- area: The origin of words.
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And yes, that's what this book is about: words and their meanings. Five (or
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six) sections, each with 10 words and their origins. Kinda.
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There is one glaring problem with the book: Because etymology is somewhat
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boring ("hey, this word, came from this source, which is based on this word,
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which means this"), the author decided to put some fun in it, which is ok in a
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certain dose, but gets annoying when it is too much. And it *is* too much.
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Also, there are some problems with the editing of the book. Wrong punctuation,
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words disconnected from the rest of the phrase... There is even an "there"
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which should be "their".
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It is not a bad book per se, it's just the the colorful notes put too much
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color in it and it surely needs a very good revision.
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