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Guppies in Tuxedos Funny Eponyms

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Full Title

Guppies in Tuxedos Funny Eponyms

Author(s)

Marvin Terban, Giulio Maestro

Edition
ISBN

9780547346144, 9780547031880, 9780899195094

Publisher

Clarion Books/Open Road Integrated Media

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Trace the origins of more than 100 eponymous words—words derived from the names of people and places. What food was first cooked up in Hamburg, Germany? Hamburgers What country is named after the Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci? America What do you call people and places whose names become words? Eponyms! Meet the people and places behind more than 100 eponymous words and read the fascinating stories of why words were created for them. What would be the meaning of a word named after you?