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Message  gerardM Dim 4 Sep - 17:25

This expression inspired the character of the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland," but it existed before that. It may have been suggested by the fact that hat-makers sometimes suffered from mercury poisoning that made them behave erratically.


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Message  gerardM Dim 4 Sep - 17:31

A loan shark is an animal you don't want to encounter!


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Message  MurielB Dim 4 Sep - 20:19

gerardM a écrit:
A loan shark is an animal you don't want to encounter!


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Gérard there is no animal called "Loan shark". It is just "shark" isn't it ?

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Message  gerardM Lun 5 Sep - 0:24

MurielB a écrit:
gerardM a écrit:
A loan shark is an animal you don't want to encounter!


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Gérard there is no animal called "Loan shark". It is just "shark" isn't it ?
Right Muriel. However a Loan Shark is a kind of animal/monster.

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Message  MurielB Lun 5 Sep - 12:46

Gérard, I didn't have a look on the internet

To get hitched and
To tie the knot=>to get married

To pop the question=>To ask someone to marry you

Head over heels=> To be extremely in love with someone

To fall for someone=>To begin to love someone

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Message  MurielB Lun 5 Sep - 21:23

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Very strange idiom. I would have written Mum's word.

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Message  gerardM Lun 5 Sep - 21:53

MurielB a écrit:...
Very strange idiom. I would have written Mum's word.
No, it's crystal clear for me Smile

"Mum's the word" is an expression used by Shakespeare (Henry VI, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 2), so please don't criticize saying it's poor English LOL.
I guess you understand "mother" but it's not that!
"Mum" is a Middle English word meaning "silent". The word may be derived from the "mummer" who does pantomime and just acts without saying anything. Note the phonetically similar German word "stumm" (Old High German "stum", Latin "mutus") meaning "silent, mute".
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Message  MurielB Lun 5 Sep - 23:15

gerardM a écrit:
MurielB a écrit:...
Very strange idiom. I would have written Mum's word.
No, it's crystal clear for me Smile

"Mum's the word" is an expression used by Shakespeare (Henry VI, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 2), so please don't criticize saying it's poor English LOL.
I guess you understand "mother" but it's not that!
"Mum" is a Middle English word meaning "silent". The word may be derived from the "mummer" who does pantomime and just acts without saying anything. Note the phonetically similar German word "stumm" (Old High German "stum", Latin "mutus") meaning "silent, mute".
(Wikipedia)

Thanks a lot Gérard ! I thought Mum was mummy and the sentence looked weird for me !

"Mum's the word" is an expression used by Shakespeare (Henry VI, Part 2, Act 1, Scene 2), so please don't criticize saying it's poor English
No, I  can't criticize Shakespeare Embarassed .

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Message  gerardM Mar 6 Sep - 16:38

MurielB a écrit:... No, I  can't criticize Shakespeare Embarassed .
Sure you could but you would have to become as popular Smile


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Interesting.
I can read: "Who (that) for people; Which/that for things".
I'm satisfied to read what I learned at school, though I don't like "that" for men.
However I'm relieved not to read "who for things" though I sometimes meet this! Sad

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