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EVS Translation Blog / Category: – A-E
27 Feb /14
Callanetics
A simple and clear origin here! The word goes back exactly 30 years to a book entitled Callanetics: ten years younger in ten hours written by Callan Pinckney.Continue reading Callanetics
26 Feb /14
Alcoholic
It took a long way for this word to develop into its current meaning of someone addicted to alcohol.Continue reading Alcoholic
25 Feb /14
Eavesdropping
England is a country in which there is a lot of rain, and rain dripping off the house could be a serious matter.Continue reading Eavesdropping
20 Feb /14
Ditto
This word which now means “the same thing happened to me”, or “I agree” goes back to the Italian detto (said) and was first used in the various travel documents and reports that were put together by Purchas.Continue reading Ditto