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In a word: Car names II — Horses, hens and P’ups Most experts agree the Ford Mustang was named not after the horse, but after the P-51 fighter plane of the World War II. By Jim WitherellSpecial to the Sun Journal Read Article This week, we’ll conclude our look at the etymology of some car names, starting out with a couple well-known American marques before moving on to the stories behind the names of some of their foreign competitors. In 1964 Ford introduced its iconic Mustang, which most experts agree was named not after the horse, but after P-51 fighter plane of the World War II. S...

In a word: Car names — Fish, boats and little French friends The challenge with Chevy's car/truck was that no one knew what "El Camino" meant unless they spoke Spanish (it translates to "the way" or "the road"). By Jim WitherellSpecial to the Sun Journal Read Article Shortly before April Fools’ Day, Volkswagen announced that it was changing the name of its electric car division to “Voltswagen.” It didn’t, but that started me thinking about unusual names to come from the world’s automakers, so let’s take a look at some of the more interesting make and model names, beginning wit...

In a word: Trend in lowercasing names: A capital idea! Companies such as amazon, bp, citibank, ebay and intel have gone full lowercase with their logos, which they feel makes them appear "casual and approachable." By Jim WitherellSpecial to the Sun Journal Read Article A while ago I started thinking about famous people who spelled their names using only lowercase letters. After having done a little research, I came to realize a couple of things. One: There’s not a lot to write about people with lowercase names. And two: A lot of big companies also spell their names using nothing but lowe...

In Italy I fancied myself one of the cognoscenti (people in the know), and was living la dolce vita (the sweet life).

Have you ever listened to a news report or read the newspaper and been struck by the use of a particular word?  Me too. In fact — probably no surprise to you here — it happens all the time to me. While I don’t exactly take notes, I often write down words and phrases when […]