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FREE subscription if you recommend Learn Hot English to your company. E-mail [email protected] / http://www.learnhotenglish.com / 43L
ook at the people’s
names below. What do
you think their jobs are?
a) Dr John Fish
b) Lord BrainIncredibly, Dr John Fish
is a Marine Biologist at
Aberystwyth University.
And Lord Brain is a leading
neurologist. Welcome to the
weird and wonderful world
of “nominative determinism”- the theory that a person’s
name can determine what
profession they’ll have. Still
not convinced? Just look at
these examples:
Louise Story –
a New York Times journalist.
Chris Moneymaker – a
world-famous poker player.
Peter Fryer – professor
of Food Engineering at the
University of Birmingham.
Carla Dove –
an ornithologist.
Jim McGovern –
a Scottish politician.
Amy Freeze –
a TV meteorologist.
Scott Speed –
an ex-Formula One
race car driver.
Lake Speed –
a NASCAR driver.
Lord Judge – the Lord
Chief Justice of
England and Wales.
Lord Justice Laws- a judge in the Court of
Appeal.
Cardinal Sin –
the former Archbishop of
Manila.
Usain Bolt –
a world 100m and 200m
record holder.
Stephen Rowbotham –
a British Olympic rower.
Robin Mahfood – the
President of Food for the Poor.
Ian Watts – the head of
energy and utilities at a UK
data security irm.
Robert Diamond – the
head of Barclays Bank.
John Wisdom – a
Cambridge philosopher.
William Bishop – a 17th-
century English Roman
Catholic bishop, the only
recorded “Bishop” bishop in
history.
John Tory –
the former leader of
the Ontario Progressive
Conservative Party.
Anna Smashnova – an
Israeli tennis player.
Bob Flowerdew – a
celebrity British gardener.
Amelia Earhart –
aviation pioneer (her
surname is pronounced
“air heart”).
Tiger Woods – golfer.
Now, if only my
parents had called me
“Millionaire”! English names Interestingly, many surnames in English are the
names of jobs (Baker, Cook, Farmer, Hunter, Carpenter, etc.). In the past,
people were given these names because of their profession. And because
a son often had the same job as his father, the name stayed in the family.
However, the idea that a surname can actually inluence the job you
choose is another question altogether. Surely, it’s a coincidence... or not?This month’s word of the month is: nominative determinism.
GLOSSARY
a brain n
the large organ in your head
that you use for thinking, etc.
a neurologist n
a medical specialist who treats disorders in
the nervous system – including the brain
a fryer n
a person who fries (cooks food in
hot oil); also, an electrical device for
frying food
a dove n
a white bird often used as the symbol
of peace
an ornithologist n
someone who studies birds
to govern vb
if someone “governs” in a place, they
are in control of that place
to freeze vb
when water “freezes”, it becomes ice
a meteorologist n
someone who studies the weather
speed n
the “speed” of something is how fast
it travels
NASCAR abbr
the National Association for Stock Car
Auto Racing
the Lord Chief Justice n
one of the most important judges (a
person in a court of law who decides
how the law should be applied) in the
English legal system
a sin n
an act which breaks one of God’s laws
to bolt vb
if someone “bolts”, they suddenly start
to run very fast
to row n
to move a small boat through the
water with oars (long pieces of wood)
a rower n
a person who “rows” a boat (see
previous entry)
wisdom n
if someone has a lot of “wisdom”, they
have a lot of knowledge and experience
a bishop n
an important and oicial member of
the Catholic / Anglican, etc. church
Tory (party) n
another name for the Conservative
Party – a centre-right wing party
to smash vb
if a tennis player “smashes” the ball,
they hit it very hard
dew n
small drops of water that form on the
ground or on grass during the night
woods n
“woods” (also called “drivers”) are
golf clubs used to hit balls over long
distances. Traditionally, they were
made of woodWhat’s
your
name?Nominative
Determinism
WORD OF THE MONTH