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| there's an R in the month | на улице холодно (The winter months between September to April have Rs; May to August don't. The phrase is often used in the advice "Don't eat oysters unless there is an R in the month'. Richard Butts" Diet's Dry Dinner – 1599 has 'The oyster is unseasonable and unwholesome in all months that have not the letter R in their name'. А.Б) |