The verb galvanize is an eponym. It derives
from the name of Italian physician and physicist Luigi Galvani
(1737-1798). The word is used with two
very different meanings: galvanize--to
apply a protective metallic coating to an underlying piece of metal; galvanize--to
stir into life, as with an electric shock.
The idea of stirring into life was the
original meaning. Read more and see
graphics at http://americanenglishdoctor.com/wordpress/galvanize/
See also https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/eponyms/eponym_list_g.html
In Norway prior to the 1860s families did not use fixed
surnames. They used a patronymic pattern
in which children were named after their father. Hence, John Andersen = John, the son of
Anders. Mari Andersdatter = Mari, the
daughter of Anders. Anders himself would
be named Anders Olafsen = Anders, the son of Olaf. The full family unit could include Anders
Olafsen (father), Mette Evensdatter (mother), John Andersen (son) and Mari
Andersdatter (daughter). Mette
Evensdatter will not have a name corresponding to her husband. But don’t be confused if a female has the
male “-sen” name ending, however: it
means the same thing, and is more common in recent translations or reference
works. In the early decades, names were
inconsistently used, which depended on whether the other party was
Norwegian. By the 1880s and later,
families began to settle on a hereditary surname. They were to some degree emulating the upper
classes in Norway, who often already had hereditary family names that derived
from titles of nobility or were of foreign origin. In choosing a name, they would choose among
four categories for their permanent surname: patronymic, place names, occupations, or characteristic names. Read much more at http://norwegianridge.com/2011/07/10/understanding-norwegian-naming-patterns/
The
University of Delaware wants to go
back in time—back to the days when rows of stately elms stood as emblems of an
enviable campus beauty, shading students between classes and draping The Green
with a comforting air of seclusion. Now,
after steadily vanishing over the past few decades, the broad-canopy elms are
returning, thanks to an ongoing effort to honor the vision of UD’s original
landscape designers. In all, 11 of the
beloved trees are being planted this fall along the North Green—some of them
plugging gaps where UD’s original elms had been felled by disease or
construction projects; others as replacements for a substitute tree called the
zelkova that never quite rose to expectations.
The new elms, a cultivar known as ‘Princeton,’ are resistant to the
Dutch elm disease that gradually killed many majestic American elm trees in the
latter part of the 20th century—only two still stand on the North Green. In
time, the elms will more faithfully emulate the “canopy” effect envisioned by
Frank Miles Day and Mari an Cruger Coffin, the original designers of The Green
and its surroundings. http://www1.udel.edu/udmessenger/vol25no3/stories/campus-elms.html
Normandy Cider Rye bread by Staney Ginsberg https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/normandy-cider-rye?utm_campaign=TST_WNK_20171206&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_Newsletter&utm_content=Weeknight%20Kitchen:%20Kung%20Pao%20Chickpeas
If English was an easy language to
understand, the word
itself would be pronounced ENG-lish rather than ING-lish as we do. Pronouncing C: S in cease or K in calm. Pronouncing S: S in silent or Z in easy. Silent letters: b (comb), c (muscle), d (Wednesday), g (reign), h (hour), k (knight), p, (receipt)
t (whistle), w (wrist) See also https://mywords.cle.ust.hk/sir/silent_words.php
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data, analytics and technology,
exhibits at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), showcasing its telematics solutions with Mitsubishi Motor Corporation and JVC Kenwood. Executives from LexisNexis Risk Solutions
will be on hand to discuss their solution with Mitsubishi and other auto OEMs as part of the growing
LexisNexis telematics exchange. Jan. 9– Jan. 12, 2018 in
Las Vegas https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lexisnexis-telematics-brings-connected-car-innovation-and-oem-capabilities-to-2018-consumer-electronics-show-ces-300579082.html Thank you, Muse reader!
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more
than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles--just like Cora Crawley, Countess of
Grantham, the first of the Downton Abbey
characters Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading To Marry An English Lord by Gail MacColl and Carol Wallace https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/618822.To_Marry_an_English_Lord
Brilliantly evoking the
long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs,
Downstairs, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir by Margaret
Powell and Leigh
Crutchley is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who,
though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high. Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance
of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid--the lowest of the low--she
entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be
scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11966836-below-stairs
The Darkest Hour is a 2011 science
fiction thriller film directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. It depicts an alien invasion. The film stars Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby, Joel Kinnaman and Rachael Taylor, as a group of people caught in the
invasion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkest_Hour_(film)
Darkest Hour is a 2017 British war drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Anthony McCarten. It stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, and follows his early days
as Prime
Minister, as Hitler closes in on Britain during World War II. The film also stars Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, and Ronald Pickup.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film
Festival on 1 September 2017, and also screened at the Toronto
International Film Festival. Gary
Oldman's performance was lauded, with many critics noting it as one of the best
of his career; he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama and
was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by
a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his work. At the 71st
British Academy Film Awards, the film received nine nominations,
including Best
Actor in a Leading Role for Oldman and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for
Scott Thomas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkest_Hour_(film)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/12/08/what_s_fact_and_what_s_fiction_in_darkest_hour.html
See also http://variety.com/2017/film/columns/darkest-hour-underground-scene-gary-oldman-1202622763/
Dear Quote Investigator: Here are two versions of stirring words that are
often attributed to the well-known statesman Winston Churchill:
Success is never final
and failure never fatal. It’s courage
that counts.
Success is not final;
failure is not fatal. It is the courage
to continue that counts.
I have never seen a source for this saying, and I
suspect Churchill never said it. What do
you think?
Quote Investigator: There is no substantive evidence that Churchill
made this remark. The saying is listed
in the comprehensive quotation collection “Churchill by Himself” in a special
appendix called “Red Herrings: False Attributions”. Richard Langworth, the editor of “Churchill
by Himself”, has a website with a webpage indicating that the saying above has
been misattributed.
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1825
January 12, 2018 On this date in 1895, The National Trust was founded in the
United Kingdom. On this date in 1908,
a long-distance radio message
was sent from the Eiffel Tower for
the first time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12
Word of the Day
upcycle verb transitive) To convert (waste materials, etc.) into new materials
or products of higher quality and greater functionality. (transitive) To promote into a more productive or useful role. Wiktionary
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