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There are women's magazines, sports magazines, motoring magazines and many other kinds of magazines, too. But, why are magazines called magazines?
In 1730, Edward Cave, a French Canadian printer decided to produce a general interest magazine for men. And, he wanted to call it “A Store of General Information”. But, this didn't sound good. So, instead, he chose the French word “Magazine”. And, the word magazine has the same meaning as the word store and sounds much better.
Edward Cave and the first magazine in the world.
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Vocabulary
chose (choose/chose/chosen) - aussuchen
French – französisch
general interest – allgemeine Interesse
instead – stattdessen
printer – Drücker
produce - erzeugen
magazine - Zeitschrift
meaning - Bedeutung
Store - Lage
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Questions
When did Edward Cave decide to produce a magazine?
Was Edward Cave's magazine a fishing magazine or a women's magazine?
What did Edward Cave want to call his magazine?
Why did Edward Cave chose the name “Magazine”?
Is the word magazine Spanish or English?
What does the word magazine mean?
Which magazines do you read?
