Oh, the places you'll go! The summer is here (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and it's time to head out. In A.Word.A.Day we'll take you to places that have words coined after them. In this trip we'll visit Europe, specifically, Ireland, England, Sardinia, Belgium, and Etruria.
This week we'll look at toponyms, words derived from the names of places. The word toponym is from Greek topos (place), the same word that gave us topic, topiary, isotope, and utopia. All aboard the AWAD Express! balbriggan (bal-BRIG-uhn) noun A knitted, unbleached cotton fabric, used in hosiery and underwear. [After Balbriggan, a town near Dublin in Ireland, where it was first made.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=balbriggan -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "No, there you are, as sensible as ever you were, with a pair of good balbriggan stockings on and sensible shoes." Agatha Christie; The Mystery of the Blue Train; 1928. Sponsors' messages: Q: What does it take to be more creative? A: A simple set of proven skills. Read "Think Better" http://tenkaizen.com Rave reviews for orijinz! "Best game for thinking adults in a long time." "Congratulations! Great game!" "Great fun" Only $14.95. http://entspire.com ............................................................................ History is a vast early warning system. -Norman Cousins, editor and author (1915-1990) Discuss this week's words on our bulletin board: http://wordsmith.org/board Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/balbriggan.mp3 Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/balbriggan.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
