In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
GUILLEMET
Etymology
Noun
guillemet (plural guillemets)
Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as “ and ”.
Synonyms
• angle quote
• chevron (Typography)
• duckfoot quote
• double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)
Source: Wiktionary
Guil"le*met`, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A quotation mark. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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