Aptonyms

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Aptonym:

What is an Aptonym?
According to linguist Frank Nuessel (see The Study of Names), an aptonym is the term used for "people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence." The name "aptonym" is a compound word which consists of the adjective "apt" (from Latin via Middle English) meaning "exactly suitable, or appropriate". The second part of this word comes from the Greek "onuma" ('name').

Ocean stocks in peril if trends persist: study

Updated Thu. Nov. 2 2006 4:17 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

The world's oceans will be virtually barren of species for human consumption by 2050 if current trends in habitat destruction and overfishing persist, researchers warned Thursday.

Said lead researcher:

"I distinctly remember the moment I did that analysis," lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie University told CTV Newsnet.

These just crack me up. I see them from time to time in the news. Now that I've hooked you, you'll be seeing them too. Now you have a place to land them.