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Why ‘Useless Etymology’ gives you super powers, with Jess Zafarris

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

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Eponyms: hats, pants, and facial hair

Jess traces fedora to a fictional character, pants to Pantalone, and sideburns to General Ambrose Burnside.

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