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The Italian city of Genoa and the French city of Nîmes are responsible for giving the world jeans and denim, respectively, which were later exported to northern Europe, Britain and North America.
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I was out in my shop last Saturday when my wife yelled, “Hey, you out in the shop, quit puttering around, get in here and take out the trash.”
Your coverage of Thanksgiving, however, was historically inaccurate. Your articles were not about Thanksgiving, but was instead about people being thankful – there is a difference. According to Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language, “Thanksgiving” is the “… public celebration of divine goodness …” which expresses gratitude and acknowledges the giver of gifts, while “thankfulness” is “… acknowledgement of a favor,” which only expresses gratitude for the gift.
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