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Mark Forsyth (born 2 April 1977) is a writer of entertaining non-fiction who came to prominence with a series of books concerning the meaning and etymology of English words.

He is the author of best-selling books The Etymologicon, The Horologicon, and The Elements of Eloquence, as well as being known for his blog The Inky Fool. Forsyth's earlier work was based around the meaning of words and more specifically, obscure and out-of-use words. His first two books were featured on BBC Radio 4's series Book of the Week.

In June 2012, Forsyth gave a TEDX talk entitled "What’s a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak".

Forsyth attended Winchester College in Winchester, Hampshire, England from 1990 to 1995. He also studied English Language & Literature at Lincoln College, Oxford University from 1996 to 1999.