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In the early 18th century, London’s Bow Street was referred to as ‘China Street’ because of its proximity to Covent Garden.
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Why are guinea pigs so called: they don’t come from Guinea and they are not pigs.
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Where does shebang come from and is shenanigan as Irish as it sounds?
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In the late 19th century, Trilby wore a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and an indented crown that became known as the trilby.
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Some words usually burst into our lives because of some event of global impact.
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Most of today’s youngsters, enrapt in video games and the social networks, have never even heard of this ancient custom.
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The gastrobar is a Spanish invention and is a cousin of the English ‘gastropub’. And although they are related, they were created for quite distinct reasons.
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All assassinations are murders but not all murders are assassinations.
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Every now and then we lack adjectives that make all the difference when we want a specific meaning.
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The Oxford and Webster’s are extremely strict when deciding on the origin of a word and never give in to popular usage. If there is documentary proof of a word’s origin, it is given. If not, the word is said to be of ‘unkn origin’.
Andrew Valente06/10/2020 13:28