By Doug Lennox
This can be a keep on with as much as the runaway bestseller Now you recognize: The e-book of solutions, which went via 5 printings and bought over 20,000 copies! during this moment booklet, Lennox keeps to track the concise and engaging historical past and purposes for 1000's of expressions in our daily language, in addition to customs and conduct within the related interesting layout that used to be such a success final yr.
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Every November 5, the British celebrate the 1605 foiling of a plot to blow up the parliament buildings by Guy Fawkes. As part of the festivities, an effigy of Fawkes dressed in rags and old mismatched clothes was paraded through the streets and then burned on a bonfire. By 1830, any man who was badly dressed was being referred to as a “guy,” meaning he looked as disheveled as the effigy of Guy Fawkes. Why is a pretentious person called a “snob”? A snob is someone who pretends wealth and demands respect he doesn’t deserve.
Q A POP CULTURE How did Hollywood get its name? “Hollywood” is a synonym for fantasy for some and decadence for others, yet the dream capital acquired its name from strangers on a train and became a gesture of love between a husband and a wife. In 1887, Mrs. ” Mrs. Wilcox liked the name Hollywood so much that her husband gave it to their California property. In movie credits, what are the actual jobs of the gaffer, the key grip, and the best boy? Filmmaking requires precision teamwork, and each credit is well earned.
49 NOW YOU KNOW MORE What is the origin of the word jazz? Jazz may be an American art form, but the word predates any application to music or sex. It first appeared in print in 1831 as jazzing, meaning the telling of fun stories. The first American use of jazz was in baseball as slang for enthusiasm in 1913. Its first musical use was a year later, to describe the vigor of West Coast band leader Art Hickman. The word jazz wasn’t used to describe black music until 1918. What are the origins of the Tony and the Emmy awards?
