American English Take-Home Exam
Nelson got his inspiration for the
invention of Eskimo Pie when a boy in his confectionery store could not decide whether to buy
ice cream or a chocolate bar. In 1921, Nelson secured an agreement with local chocolate producer
Russell C. Stover to mass-produce them under the new trademarked name Eskimo Pie. The name
was suggested by Stover’s wife. The word Eskimo comes from 1580s, probably from an
Algonquian word, such as Abenaki askimo and Ojibwa ashkimeq, traditionally said to mean
literally “eaters of raw meat”.
filibuster – Today, the term filibuster refers to act of delay action in Congress or another law-
making group by making very long speeches. However, the term filibutor “pirate” was first used
in 1580s and was probably derived from the Dutch vrijbuiter “freebooter”, which in turn was
used for the pirates in the West Indies in Spanish (filibuster) and French (flibustier) forms.
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