Mark Forsyth Quote

Anyone who has ever taken out a mortgage will be unsurprised to learn that it is, literally, a /death pledge/.


The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (ed. Penguin, 2012) - ISBN: 9781101611760


Anyone who has ever taken out a mortgage will be unsurprised to learn that it is, literally, a /death pledge/.

Anyone who has ever taken out a mortgage will be unsurprised to learn that it is, literally, a /death pledge/.

Anyone who has ever taken out a mortgage will be unsurprised to learn that it is, literally, a /death pledge/.

Anyone who has ever taken out a mortgage will be unsurprised to learn that it is, literally, a /death pledge/.