"eponymous river/lake" might help some readers learn a new word for that day.

Dsvid Minor

> As we approach the Hudson-Champlain observances in  2009, there is a
> question
> of historians' writing style that has me  intrigued.  I find myself
> slightly
> annoyed when I read a phrase that seems  to me trite and hackneyed in
> otherwise good historical writing.  Am I being  oversensitive, or is this
> a valid
> gripe?  The phrase is this:  In  1609 Hudson/Champlain "explored the
> river/lake
> which bears his name."   This gets written in this way over and over.
> Shouldn't
> this worn-out,  stale phrase be avoided by good writers?  I guess once one
> begins to notice  it, the more annoying it gets.
>
> Paul Huey
>
>
>
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