This week's theme: eponyms. Simon Legree (SY-muhn li-GREE) noun
A harsh taskmaster. [After Simon Legree, a brutal slave dealer in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=simon+legree -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "In Brutal Bosses and Their Prey (1996, Riverhead Books), Harvey Hornstein identifies six variations on Simon Legree." Sal Marino; Brutal Bosses From Hell; Industry Week; Jun 22, 1998. Public service message: Please donate to these organizations to help with the relief work in Myanmar: Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/ Unicef: http://unicef.org/ ............................................................................ Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice? -Lillian Hellman, playwright (1905-1984) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/simon_legree.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/simon_legree.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/simon_legree.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
