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What's in a name? From Achilles to zeppelin, the words we use in everyday language invoke a cast of historical characters, from figures of ancient legend to modern-day sports stars. But have you ever stopped to wonder how on earth the names became the words we use so often?
How, for example, did Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi give his name to something so sweet as a biscuit? Who was the Gordon Bennett whose name has become an expression of surprise or displeasure? And who knew, when Odysseus set off on his ten-year voyage home in Homer's epic, that long journeys would take his name?
Behind so many words are real people with a story to tell. This fascinating book reveals the history behind the most familiar and more unusual eponyms.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781782430292
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 363 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
In this delightfully named volume, Andrew Scholl discusses the eclectic bunch of individuals throughout history who have (whether they wished to or not) donated their names to the common lexicon. From names we eat... More
Hmmmm.... I wanted to like this book, which explains the links between common words or phrases in English and their origins as proper nouns. For the most part I did enjoy it, however there are a number of errors here... More
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