The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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