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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Thirty days hath September
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The best-known mnemonic in the language and of great antiquity. Known in Latin and French in the Middle Ages, it was first printed in English in the 16C: Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone.
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