Website review: origins of words and phrases
AshleyD11389 discovered this in Writing
•84 reviews since Feb 11, 2008
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suzi222 rated 4 months ago- i love trivia like this .
- onreact-com rated 4 months ago
- "rule of thumb -No, this phrase is definitely NOT "P.C"! Who knew? "Rule of thumb" derived from the days when woman were sometimes beaten with a switch. To be "kind" the switch could not be thicker than a thumb's width. This was made law in 1782 when an English judge stated that men were allowed to beat their wives but that the stick could not be thicker than one's thumb."
- gmalonzo rated 4 months ago
- I don't know how much of these are myths, folklores, or product of the mind under illegal substances but they sure are very interesting to read. From the page: Raining Cats and Dogs - Poor drainage systems on buildings in the 17th century caused gutters to overflow, spewing out along with water, garbage and a few unexpected critters.
- Screenpunk rated 4 months ago
- Very nice illustrations
- tyrone06spann rated 4 months ago
- good to know thanks
- Jeff13 rated 4 months ago
- http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/rule-of-thumb.html proof enough?
- elysian42 rated 4 months ago
- Stop posting this fucking shit! This is wrong! Go to snopes and look it up, and possibly read a book or two. I'm tired of coming across this shit on stumble.
- 3jackrabbits rated 4 months ago
- if most of these are incorrect, why don't you give us some proof. hmmm? the worst one is the "rule of thumb"
- Usha-Harish rated 4 months ago
- Its informative to know the origin of these phrases..
