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From the Wordsmith: "Chinese wall", "French leave" and "Dutch courage"
We talked about “Chinese puzzle” and “Queer Street”. This time we look at: "Chinese wall", "French leave" and "Dutch courage". Another 3...
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From the Wordsmith: "Chinese puzzle" and "Queer Street". No offence
These are two examples of neutral phrases that if used insensitively in the wrong place, at the wrong time or before the wrong person,...