The life of guy Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot, and the unlikely history of an indispensable word Metcalf, Allan A. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2019 2019 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xi, 162 pages) : illustrations ""Guy"" and ""guys"" are used so ubiquitously in daily conversation, we scarcely notice them. But both derive from the name of England's greatest terrorist, Guy Fawkes. Acclaimed expert on words Allan Metcalf dives deep into the strange and unprecedented history of America's favorite and most controversial pronoun. Along the way, a cast of characters as interesting as Guy Fawkes himself make an appearance, including kings and queens of England, popes, George Washington, show tunes' crooners, and today's Occupy protesters. Introduction: prominent terrorist becomes pronoun; summary -- Reformation -- The original guy -- The first public guy -- First Bonfire Day -- Gunpowder Days in England: the Pope and the guy -- Pope night in America: diminishing guy in the new world -- My pronoun, 'tis of thee: thou art lost and gone forever -- Guys in rags -- Ladies and gentlemen -- Roadblocks -- Modern Guy Fawkes -- Guys victorious -- The future. Allan Metcalf. Includes bibliographical references and index. Fawkes, Guy 1570-1606 Fawkes, Guy 1570-1606 Guy (The English word) Gunpowder Plot, 1605 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Historical & Comparative Linguistics Etymology Guy (The English word) Gunpowder Plot (1605) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbkGbBKFc48jVPcF7b 1605 fast PE1599.G89 M48 2019 401/.04 Life of guy Metcalf, Allan A. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019 (DLC) 2018059888 (DLC) 2018059888 9780190060794 0190060794 0190669225 9780190669218 0190669217 9780190669225 9780190669201 0190669209 2019981546 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/35163 DLC 190204 20260319180936.7 in00005717437 eng