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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Capitalization of eponyms? latishya #176868 05/12/2008 1:51 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: latishya  Originally Posted By: Faldage The A in USA is eponymic. As is the Saud in Saudi Arabia. I don't think a letter can be an eponym can it? Doesn't it have to be a word? America is an eponym, as is Africa, but not 'A' (I think)? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Capitalization of eponyms? SBK 05/09/2008 11:13 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Faldage 05/09/2008 11:47 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? The Pook 05/09/2008 1:22 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Faldage 05/09/2008 10:08 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? The Pook 05/10/2008 2:34 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? of troy 05/10/2008 2:45 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? The Pook 05/10/2008 2:54 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Jackie 05/11/2008 1:38 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Faldage 05/11/2008 11:01 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? latishya 05/11/2008 8:10 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Jackie 05/12/2008 1:35 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? latishya 05/12/2008 1:38 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Jackie 05/12/2008 1:42 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? The Pook 05/12/2008 1:51 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Faldage 05/12/2008 10:28 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? latishya 05/12/2008 10:53 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? Faldage 05/12/2008 10:40 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? The Pook 05/12/2008 11:32 AM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? BranShea 05/12/2008 1:58 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? The Pook 05/11/2008 4:18 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? tsuwm 05/11/2008 5:02 PM Re: Capitalization of eponyms? BranShea 05/11/2008 6:13 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,293 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,144 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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