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midges! 4. Nice Teachers in English-speaking countries oftendespair at the overuse of the adjective “nice” in their students’ writing. Andit turns out they now have even more reason to ban the word from the classroom– the term was originally a negative one, meaning “ignorant” or “foolish”.Linguists track many possible origins of this word. It may have developed fromthe Old French version of ‘nice’ in the late 13th century or from the Latin‘necius’. positive over time
because, once it was introduced into the English language,it was often used Pakistan Mobile Number List to refer to a person who was ludicrously over-dressed. Later,this was confused with a reference to something that is refined or to someonewho was “nicely” dressed. 5. Shampoo Now you have even more of a reason toenjoy your shower time. The word shampoo comes from Hindi, and means ‘tomassage’. Derived from the Sanskrit root chapati ( चपति), the word initially referred to anytype of pressing, kneading, or soothing. The

definition was later extended to mean ‘wash the hair’ in1860, and it was only in the 1950s that its meaning was further extended torefer to the washing of carpets and other materials. 6. Nightmare It’s prettyclear where the first part of the word “nightmare” comes from. But what aboutthe “mare” part? While the equestrians among you will wonder if it has anythingto do with horses, this is misleading. A “mare” actually refers to a femalegoblin that sits on you, suffocates you while you sleep,
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