When we want to measure or do something specific in a certain way we will that’s the rule of thumb. But what does it actually mean and where did come from? In the year of 1976 not only the cold war ended but NOW magazine published an article talking about the origins of this expression. They said the expressions spurred in 1782, an English judge said “a man should have the right to beat his wife with a stick as thick as his thumb”. Though there is no truth behind this statement made by the judge. Actually the truth is much more simpler and happier. The reference is used when with no scientific knowledge to prove otherwise. The rule is often used to describe vague things, imprecise things. Much like the thumb which is not a real instrument of measurement.
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The expression “lock and load”, we often say that before preparing to do something dangerous. Though where does the expression come from? And what did it actually mean before the current sense. It all spurred from the American G.Is during the Second World War. They said the expression when they loaded their M1 rifles prior to a tough task. The phrase has a simple meaning, inserting a full ammunition clip then lock the bolt straight, pressuring a round into the chamber. The initial expression was “load and lock” but when the All American, John Wayne mixed the words up a new expression was born in the English lexicon “lock and load”. John Wayne had mixed up the expression in the movie The Sands Of Iwo Jima, the expression has stayed since.
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Did you know there is a mythology behind every week of the day. Most of them have some relation with the Roman mythology but it’s the Vikings who went on to name them.
“Sunday”: It’s like the word says, Sun day, it is a day that stands for the sun.
“Monday”: This day is a tribute to the moon. The pronunciation is similar to Moon-day.
“Tuesday”: Is for the Germanic war god Tiu, Tiu is also the name of one of the king of ancient Egypt, he was a pharaoh in lower Egypt.
“Wednesday”: This too has links with Germanic Gods, this time the god of the sky, Woden. Woden was also referred as Odin The Wanderer in some English parts of the world.
“Thursday”: This comes from the Norse god of Thunder Thor, Thor was the most famous of the Norse gods, stories of him were told around Europe.
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