Letter (Astounding, May 1943): Frequently, Specific Names Get Carried Over as General Nouns. "Pistol" Was Originally a Specific Noun—Now Become a Class Noun. Similarly, "Rifle" Might Become a General Noun Meaning a Long-Shafted, Somewhat Clumsy Hand-Weapon.

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Title: Letter (Astounding, May 1943): Frequently, Specific Names Get Carried Over as General Nouns. "Pistol" Was Originally a Specific Noun—Now Become a Class Noun. Similarly, "Rifle" Might Become a General Noun Meaning a Long-Shafted, Somewhat Clumsy Hand-Weapon.
Author: Harold Wooster
Year: 1943
Type: Essays

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1943 (Unknown, Harold Wooster, Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.25, 164 pages, pulp, MAGAZINE)

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