The names of many people, real and fictional, have become pe…
The names of many people, real and fictional, have become permanent parts of the language. General Ambrose Everett Burnside, for one, is remembered because of his long side whiskers—the Civil War-era general lent his name, with its syllables reversed, to the word sideburns. Another “person” whose name has been adopted into the language is that of Atlas,a giant from Greek mythology who supported the heavens on his shoulders. An early collection of maps had a picture of Atlas holding up the world, and atlas has come to mean any book of maps. Still another name-turned-word is based on Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the London (England) Metropolitan Police. London policemen are still called bobbies in honor of Sir Robert.In general, the major details of this paragraph are
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