Edward Cave
and the First Magazine in the World!
There are
women's magazines, sports magazines, motoring magazines
and many more kinds of magazines, too. But, why are magazines called
magazines?
.
In 1730,
Edward Cave, an English printer, decided to produce
a general interest magazine for men. And, he wanted to
call it a “A Store of General Information”. But,
this didn't sound good. So, instead, he chose
the French word “Magazine”. It has the same
meaning and sounds much better.
.
And now,
it's a word that everyone knows. Which magazine do you read?
.
Vocabulary
chose (choose/chose/chosen)
- aussuchen
French –
französisch
general interest - allgemeine
Interesse
instead – stattdessen
printer – Drücker
produce - erzeugen
magazine – Zeitschrift
meaning – Bedeutung
Store – Lage
And,
now the text once again!
People Reading Magazines in a Coffee Shop by NAJ
Questions
When did
Edward Cave decide to produce a magazine?
Was it a
fishing magazine or a women's magazine?
What did
Edward Cave want to call his magazine to start with?
Why did
Edward Cave chose the name “Magazine”?
Is the word
magazine Spanish or English?
What does
the word magazine mean?
Which
magazine do you read?
