On Thursday 14 February 2008 23:36, David B Teague wrote: > A.Muller wrote: > > Sorry to contradict you, but biro is very much used in Italy. > > A.Muller > > Hi > > Do you know the derivation, etymology, of 'biro'? I guess Google might > tell me....
Yes. The inventor was a Hungarian whose surname was Biro. And the term Biro should only properly be used of the brand he established. But here in the UK it is (or anyhow was) widely used to mean ball point pen - with a lower case b. Lisi --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
