Results tagged “nameinspector”

Seattlest has found a reason for everyone to welcome bicycles on the city's streets. The origins lie in Virgin Vacations' (has anyone asked The Name Inspector to do a write up on Richard Branson's desire to cater to virgins?) naming of the world's 11 most bike-friendly cities. Unfortunately, Seattle didn't make the list (Portland came in at number 2), which uses five criteria created by The Bicycle Friendly Communities Campaign to judge a community's bike...

Seattlest stumbled across The Name Inspector early this year -- not long after the blog was started. As the about page says, "The Name Inspector takes a close look at names and tells you what makes them tick (or tank) from a linguistic point of view." We're word nerds, so we were hooked immediately. And we're not alone.

Who knew such bitter emotion roiled beneath the placid surface of the local independent baking industry?

Monte Cristo: Baker's Restaurant and Sweet Parlor.