OCR Text |
Show TAKE MY WORD FOR IT! By FRANK COLBY Bell Syndicate. WNTJ Feature. I ' QUESTION BOX Fort Wayne: Recently you stated that Shakespeare used the word pantaloon in his famous "All the world's a stage" speech in Hamlet. Ten, tch, tchl It's from Act 2, Scene 7, of As You Like It. M. McC. Answer: Right. When I called the mistake to the attention of my chief proofreader, I. C. Poorly, he could only say: "wEll, atfer Ua, Ms. CobyL m'l only muhan." ... Omaha: Isn't the word stethoscope stetho-scope illegitimate? It seems to me it should be stethophone. What's the good word. Poncho? J. C. Answer: Stethoscope is formed from stetho-, "breast, chest," plus -scope, "an instrument for viewing or observing." According to Dor-land'B Dor-land'B medical dictionary, stetho phone is "... a term proposed as a more accurate word for stetho scope." Your logic, therefore, is good, J. C, for the suffix -phont ordinarily means, "an instrumen: for transmitting sound." ... St. Paul: Are all automobile names the names of men, and should they be capitalized? G. M. Answer: Nearly all automobile names are from the names of their first builders, as Ford, Chrysler. Buick. Others are named for his toric personages, such as Pontiac. Lincoln, De Soto. All car names should be capitalized. |