Großbritannien: Eine Nation mit mythischen Wurzeln – Die Legende von Bretannos und der Name Britannien Großbritannien, heute ein moderner europäischer Staat mit einer reichen Geschichte und einer dynamischen Identität, trägt einen Namen, der tief in der Antike verwurzelt ist: Britannien.

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Großbritannien: Eine Nation mit mythischen Wurzeln – Die Legende von Bretannos und der Name Britannien Großbritannien, heute ein moderner europäischer Staat mit einer reichen Geschichte und einer dynamischen Identität, trägt einen Namen, der tief in der Antike verwurzelt ist: Britannien.

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This week's gem from the Wordfoolery Archives can also be found in my "Words the Vikings Gave Us" book - the story of gormless, one of my favourite adjectives, and eponymous too. Hope you enjoy it. wordfoolery.wordpress.com/2019/07/08/g... #etymology #eponym #viking

The Butcher, the Acrobat, and the History of the Word Titch Hello, It appears to be inevitable that when I release a book or download, I immediately find a perfect word which I missed. This week, after releasing "Words People and Places Gave Us" (a selection o...

This week on Wordfoolery - how a butcher, an acrobat, and a notorious Victorian legal case gave us the word titch. wordfoolery.wordpress.com/2024/06/24/t...
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"How To Get Your Name In the Dictionary" by Grace Tierney, paperback preparing to be wrapped for Christmas.

I'm blogging every day this week about my books. Today's is "How To Get Your Name in the Dictionary" (my book about eponyms) - featuring extracts and the original casanova who was quite some guy. Read all about it at wordfoolery.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/e... #eponym #books
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Cover image of "How to Get Your Name in the Dictionary" by Grace Tierney with banner celebrating another year of being a great book

Happy Birthday to "How To Get Your Name in the Dictionary", my first word history book, all about the fascinating people whose names have become words we use everyday. You don't get in the dictionary by being boring! amzn.to/2ygxZMH
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