Why is the English language packed with nautical slang? (www.cbc.ca)
Our salty vocabulary dates back to a time when English speakers were fascinated with life at sea
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Our salty vocabulary dates back to a time when English speakers were fascinated with life at sea
The commonly used “blood is thicker than water” is a proverb in English meaning that familial bonds will always be stronger than other relationships. The oldest record of this saying can be traced back in the 12th century in German by the philosopher Evan Franklin....
The sun, the moon, four gods, and a goddess.
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The similarity of “envious” and “oblivious” is coincidental:...
Other onions used to be called leeks too...
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rage comes from Old French rage, from Late Latin rabia, a regularization of Classical Latin rabies....