Guppies in tuxedos
funny eponyms
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Author
Contributions
- Maestro, Giulio, ill. - Contributor
Publication
1988 - Clarion Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
16,000 words, Guess
Page Count
64 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveguppiesintuxedos00terb
- Internet Archiveisbn_9780899197708
- Internet Archiveguppiesintuxedos00terb_0
- ISBN-100899195091
- ISBN-139780899195094
and 5 more
- LibraryThing4835291
- Library of Congress Control Number87032630
- OCLC Control Number17261821
- Better World Books9780899195094
- Open LibraryOL2402341M
Classifications
- DDC422
- LCCPE1596 .T48 1988
Description
Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example "sandwich" is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.
First Sentence
Where do words come from?
Subjects
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- Guppies in tuxedos: funny eponyms
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