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Brewer's: Proper Names used as Common Nouns

Crebillon = terrible. Dumas = imaginative Fénelon = fabulous. Le Sage = humorous. Molière = comic. Montaigne = thoughtful. Rabelais = unclean. Rousseau = amorous, Victor Hugo = incendiary…

What Are the Most Common U.S. Last Names?

Are you curious about the most common last names in the United States? From Smith to Johnson, see if you can identify the most frequently occurring last names among American citizens. Good luck!

How common is swine flu among pigs?

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2009 Swine Flu FAQs Swine Flu in Humans Swine flu viruses are thought to be spread mostly through close contact among…

Central American Common Market

(Encyclopedia) Central American Common Market (CACM), trade organization envisioned by a 1960 treaty between Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. The treaty established (1961) a…

Book of Common Prayer

(Encyclopedia) Book of Common Prayer, title given to the service book used in the Church of England and in other churches of the Anglican Communion. The first complete English Book of Common Prayer…