We all know a chauvinist pig or two don’t we ladies – a gentleman who has a ‘prejudiced belief in the superiority of his own gender’?
Did you know how the word ‘mascot originated?
The word ‘ambulance’ hasn’t always referred to a vehicle.
Did you know how the word ‘boudoir originated?
Whilst it would be understandable to assume that the word ‘bonfire’ comes from the French, and describes sitting around a reet good fire……
This year we take the time once again to thank all those ordinary men and women who went on to do extraordinary things 100 years ago – and then again just 20 years later.
Are you assiduous?
The word ‘terrorist’ actually sprung up around 1795 during the French Revolution.
Did you know that the word ‘saunter’ may originate from the French ‘à la sainte terre’ ?
Did you know that it is likely that tennis was first played in France?