GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The first proverb was invented by someone who loved being right in a poetic way.

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Some African languages use clicking sounds as consonants — phonetics with sound effects built in.The first pun was declared a crime in 1200 BC. The punishment was more puns.The English alphabet used to include letters like thorn (þ) and eth (ð) — relics from when English behaved itself.Latin is a 'dead language' but still used in science, law, and the Vatican — which hasn’t stopped anyone from using it to sound smarter.The phrase “we need to talk” was invented to raise blood pressure instantly.The word 'barbarian' comes from Greek for people who didn’t speak Greek — history’s pettiest insult.See all Grammar Crimes Division facts →

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