The English turkey man is William Strickland.Continue reading Turkey
EVS Translation Blog / Category: – P-Z
26 Nov /13
Pumpkin
Originally exported from France to Tudor England, the pompion described a round and large fruit.Continue reading Pumpkin
25 Nov /13
War of the words
Enter “Word of the Day” in Google and you have some choice – there are 1,420,000 references with the key hits being dictionaries or reference works adding words to your vocabulary.Continue reading War of the words
22 Nov /13
Safari
The word safari was first used in English in 1859 by Richard Burton, whose interests and skills were remarkably wide-ranging.Continue reading Safari
21 Nov /13
Samurai
Like many Japanese words, “samurai” followed an unusual route before entering the English language.Continue reading Samurai