Football versus Soccer Do you call it Soccer or Football? Which one is correct? How did the word “Soccer” come about? Interestingly the British invented the word “Soccer” and used it before keeping to just using “Football”. The upper class used to call it “Soccer”, and only when it became more popular with middle and...
The study of place names is called toponymy and the British Isles has a varied toponymy due to the different settlement patterns, political and linguistic histories. Many languages and cultures have had an impact on geographical names including Anglo-Normans, Anglo Saxons, Romans and Vikings. Examples The origin of the suffix ‘ham’ is from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) meaning...
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