#HappyBirthday, Mary Shelley! (writer of #Frankenstein) along with @WarrenBuffett @CameronDiaz @TheLewisBlack etc. on #August30 | @Microsoft @HolidaysCalendr

My Microsoft (Bing) Rewards homepage told me today was "Frankenstein's birthday." They actually meant 'Mary Shelley's birthday' (along with the many other celebrities celebrating their birthday today).

The name they used for her (the 'built' one below)—there might be something more to that name ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the our lexicon stands ...

The name “Frankenstein” is built on “Stone of the Franks.”

You know something about that word-history that
 I don't mention (and that probably isn't mentioned
 below)? 'Fill us in on it'- or just tell me what you
 think (or ask me about something in this- or another-
word that confuses you) with a comment below,

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