#783 Why do we say “hack writer” and “quack doctor”?
Why do we say “hack writer” and “quack doctor”? Hack comes from Hackney and quack comes from quacksalver, the Dutch for a seller of medicines. A hack has a negative…
Why do we say “hack writer” and “quack doctor”? Hack comes from Hackney and quack comes from quacksalver, the Dutch for a seller of medicines. A hack has a negative…
Why is New York called New York? New York is called New York because it was named in honor of the British Duke of York. Before European people colonized the…
I learned this today. The Dutch East India Company was nationalized in 1796 and dissolved on 31st December 1799. All of its assets were taken by the Dutch government and…