Fw: Euro-English The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year [...]

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In the 1400’s, a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have ‘the rule of thumb’
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Many years ago, in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled ‘Gentlemen Only….Ladies Forbidden’.. .and thus, [...]

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The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s: 
 
 They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a [...]

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The phone rings and the lady of the house answers.
“Hello?”
“Mrs. Sanders, please.”
“Speaking.”
“Mrs. Sanders, this is Dr. Jones at St. Agnes Laboratory . When your husband’s doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well.
We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way [...]

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