This theory by linguist Bernard Cerquiglini was put to the test today in the France24 newsroom when the title of a segment dedicated to the #Paris2024 Olympics was determined to be "Destination Paris" in both #English and #French... #linguistics#France
These are #european bison rather than imports from the #us . Thirty years ago they were almost extinct - small populations in north east #romania and north east #poland They have since been introduced elsewhere - including the #netherlands and even the #english county of #kent - somewhere normally not at all keen on anything #european !
9 May 1639: Sir Edmund Verney to Ralph Verney: "Our men are verry rawe, our armes of all sorts nawt, our vittle scarce, and provition for horses woarce", writing about the state of the #English army
(Edmund: The Chequers Trust; Ralph: PeerageDotCom)
8 May 1557: Anne Locke [née Vaughan] arrives in Geneva #otd at John Knox's invitation with her 2 infants. While there she translated some of Calvin's sermons to #English. She returned to Cheapside #London in 1559
7 May 1621: d. John Guillim, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary #otd His "Display of Heraldrie" remained the standard #English textbook on the subject till the end of the 18th Century
"We have challenges" is one of the most used phrases for "We screwed up and have a problem. Sometimes "challenges" is a legitimate term but it's still far overused. Overuse dilutes meaning.
4 May 1415: Council of #Constance condemns 45 articles of John Wyclif #otd Later seen by many as harbinger of #English reformation, John Bale’s ‘morning star’ (BM)
3 May 1654: John Bradshaw the only #English person ever formally to condemn his sovereign to death is specially excepted from any future pardon in a proclamation issued by Charles II #otd (NPG)
2 May 1610: John Bond MP, classical scholar & physician - passionately advocates a union of #England & #Scotland provoking much ‘hissing & spitting’ in the #English House of #Commons#otd