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Old 02-08-2011, 21:58   #19
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Re: Old wives' tales.
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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
The Claim: Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever - New York Times

Seems it's from Chaucer.

"Fede a cold and starb ob feber" translated as "feed a cold and DIE of fever."
My nan used to say the same as Margarets, lets be honest what do the yanks know? they aint got no history.
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