The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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