Mark Forsyth

Mark Forsyth, born in London in 1977, is a British author, journalist, proofreader, and ghostwriter known for his fascination with words, having received the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present. He gained prominence with his Sunday Times Number One Bestseller The Etymologicon and his popular TED Talk 'What's a snollygoster?'. He lives in London, blogs as The Inky Fool, and has written works on etymology, rhetoric, and children's literature.