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Eponymous English: from Benjamins and John Hancocks to boycotts and Draping?

We all strive to leave a legacy. We remember history’s greats through plaques and monuments, books and movies, songs and works of art. Another (often overlooked) way we pay homage to people of the past is through language. We might name a place, a theorem, or even a disease after the person who first visited [...]

Posted on: 2 August 2012 | Posted by: | Comments: 4 | Categories: English in use, Word origins | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,