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The history of the “5 o’clock tea” beginns in the first half of the 19. century, the two most important meals of the day were breakfast and dinner, which was served around 8 o’clock in the evening; the tradition of afternoon tea, then, should be seen in this context.

Gulosity is a rare word for gluttony that sees only occasional use in English these days. It derives via Middle English and Anglo-French from the Latin adjective gulosus and ultimately from the noun "gula". (according to Merriam-Webster)

Another Sunday is here! Time to practice our language knowledge with another riddle! Share the correct answer with us in the comments!

Cell:
a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps or the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism

Sell:
give or hand over (something) in exchange for money

Another Friday with The Language Forum brings you another word quiz! Do you know the answer? You can spot it in the picture if you look closely.

If something is under control, people are able to limit it or make it do what they want it to doIt was several hours before firefighters could get the blaze under control.keep/have something under control says Macmillan Dictionary.

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Which prefix will you choose to turn these words into negative? What do they have in common?
The answer is hidden in the picture, as always!

The verb "hang" can have two past forms. But what are the different meanings?

He took his coat off and hung it on a coat stand.
They hanged the thief for his crimes.