Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams

How the names became the words

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Almanacs & Trivia, Word Lists, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book Teddy Bears, Tupperware and Sweet Fanny Adams by Andrew Sholl, Michael O'Mara
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Author: Andrew Sholl ISBN: 9781782430810
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Publication: September 1, 2013
Imprint: Michael O'Mara Language: English
Author: Andrew Sholl
ISBN: 9781782430810
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Publication: September 1, 2013
Imprint: Michael O'Mara
Language: English
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.
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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.

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