Grammar Guy
As fall begins, let’s take a moment to recognize that eponyms are all around us — regardless of whether you measure the diminished temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Both temperature-measuring systems are eponyms.
If you run into my daughter in the line for preschool pickup, you can tell her that, yes, her dad knows nothing. But, he certainly knows quite a bit about nothing.
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DEAR ABBY: This is the time of year when the leaves begin to change into their fall colors. It is also when the media refers to the people who come to look at those colorful leaves as "leaf peepers."
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You needn’t be an ardent weather watcher to know that frost is imminent and may have already occurred at some of the higher elevations. I made it a point this week to complete the harvest of what remained of our tender crops before any chance of frost. That meant picking the last of the bush beans, cucumbers, okra, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, melons, squash and sweet potatoes.
