Nightclothes and nightgowns first appeared as a loose-fitting cloth, full length unisex. Their creation was done in the 18th century, the negligee took the form of a lounging garment for women, while long loose pants and long loose shirt called Pyjamas replaced long gowns for men. Pyjies were designed after harem pants from Iran, that is why the word is composed of Iranian words. Pae: means leg in Persian and Jama means clothing.
Some theories suggest that the word comes from the Hindi language, during the reign of Briton in India. They were introduced to the British civilization in the 17th century.
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It all happened during the Revolutionary War, a famous New Jersey jurist, Judge Imlay, hadn’t yet decided which side to chose revolutionaries or loyalists, so when Big George(yes Washington) talked to one of the Judge’s slaves he asked him what was the judge’s side. Washington actually fell in love with what the slave had to say. Washington said it so many times that the sentence became standard in our language. What the slave did say was “Until my master knows which is the strongest group, he’s staying on the fence.”
Imlay was born in Imlaystown, notice the similarity between the family name of James and his hometown. The town is now historical preserved for it’s historical importance in our society.
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Going to a job interview? Someone tells you “Break a leg” and it means good luck, don’t mess up. What kind of maniacal society do we live in? The expression has an origin which does represent our world violently.
During the World War 1, air combat was one of the most difficult and dangerous aspects of the war. German soldiers wished each other luck by saying “break a neck and a leg” which was often considered a good thing since most of the time the pilots would lose their lives, which was a lot common. After the war german actors picked up the line, wishing other luck in their jobs. Eventually the expression went to Britain and then America, where it became “break a leg”.
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