Although Goodyear welted shoes are synonymous with English made footwear, the name and machinery used was in fact the invention of an American by the name of Charles Goodyear Jr, son of the great inventor Charles Goodyear, who invented vulcanised rubber.
What does AM and PM stand for? AMâalso spelled âamâ or âa.m.ââis the abbreviation for ante meridiem, a Latin phrase meaning âbefore noon.â PMâalso spelled âpmâ or âp.m.ââis the abbreviation for post meridiem, which simply means âafter noon.â Noon, of course, refers to the middle of the day.
1 Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)Did you send me a PM the other day?  See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).