action-hero monikers

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Mon Jun 9 19:07:08 UTC 2014


What A.H. ("action hero") has the most intimidating name?

Sure you want to know? Read the rankings:

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/we-rank-the-toughest-action-hero-names-of-all-time-87923199007.html

The initimidation factor must be based on non-onomastic factors.

(What's that Greek thing like onomatopoeia where a word's form or meaning
is influenced in some way by its sound?  Or is that something I just
imagined?)

JL

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