Here, there, everywhere. We have to call it something, don't we? Who's got an idea? Let's call it Toponymy.

9.16.2003

Word of the Week: Pinkerton

I had a hard time thinking of the word for this week. Mulder said he had a great one but couldn't find it. I considered misogyny, but decided against it. [Misogyny was the topic for the day in my english class.] Pinkerton has a great sound. It flows with the definition [the implied negative meanings come right through in the pronunciation]. Here is the M-W definition:


Function: biographical name
Allan 1819-1884 American (Scottish-born) detective; established first private detective agency in U.S.

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