Fact of the Day: 07/12/2021

When your English teacher says something like, “This [whatever ‘this’ may be] is the author’s pseudonym,” have you wondered what ‘pseudonym’ means? To answer the question, a pseudonym is “a fictitious name, especially one used by an author” (“Pseudonym”). For example, Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Clemens, so Samuel Clemens’ pseudonym would be Mark Twain. I think that by learning the synonyms of a word, it is easier to remember the word’s definition, so here’s a link for synonyms of pseudonyms: https://www.wordreference.com/synonyms/pseudonym. Now, the next time your teacher uses the term ‘pseudonym,’ you’ll know what it means. 

Reference(s): https://www.wordreference.com/definition/pseudonym (2nd definition) 

Fact Author: Durga I.

Fact Editor: Ace

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