04 August, 2009

Daily Question #144

A was a British land agent.
B was an Anglo-Saxon saint.
C was a British Army officer.
D was supposedly a soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte.
E was a famous Oxford lecturer.

What connects?


Cracked by Rithwik, Kamal Rathi, Bad Ass Thambi and Sanjeet!!

Answer : English words named after them

A - Charles Boycott ("boycott")
B - St.Audry ("tawdry")
C - Henry Shrapnel ("shrapnel")
D - Nicolas Chauvin ("chauvinism")
E - William Spooner ("spoonerism")

5 comments:

The world of Internet said...

Charles Boycott and henry Sharpnel both of them hav words named after them dealing wid military ???


-------- Rithwik

Kamal Rathi said...

Words inspired by these ppl found place in the English dictionary. e.g Boycott from Charles Boycott

Bad Ass Thambi said...

English words..!

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Anonymous said...

Perhaps English words are named after them with a connection perhaps the words are used in a negative way I mean bad names to good people ..
A is Charles Boycott
B is St Audry the word is Tawdry
C is Henry Shrapnel
D is perhaps Nicolas Chauvin
E is ????