David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

When you read in an old book that a horse measured "18 hands" that didn't mean that its owner had spanked the horse 18 times. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 24, 2021 Hibernated

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The foot, the ell, the yard, the fathom: all ancient English measurements are based on the human body. Likewise the inch originated as the width of a man's thumb. Hence, rule of thumb, a quick and dirty way for a workman to measure an inch. — PolitiTweet.org

⁦@BrandeisU⁩ warns students not to use phrase “Rule of thumb.” Why? “This expression comes from an old British law… https://t.co/Y9I5rLVEKx

Posted June 24, 2021 Hibernated

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There's a lot of history in a good dictionary. — PolitiTweet.org

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