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[cosmolinguist]

I have one of those page-a-day calendars that says it’s about “Forgotten English,” a Christmas present from lostpositive. At the bottom of today’s page it says

In The English Husbandman (1635), Gervase Markham advised, “In this month of July, eschew all wanton bed-sports.”

If they followed this advice, a lot of my friends would suddenly have a lot more free time...

Comments

[kalieris.livejournal.com]

I try not to chew wontons in bed, particularly while watching sports. Crumbs, you know.

[cosmolinguist]

That's a very good point :)