There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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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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