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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @xz 12 May 2024 \ parent \ on: England: Housing Market Shows Signs Of Stress econ
True. Interesting etymology:
mortgage
late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘dead pledge’, from mort (from Latin mortuus ‘dead’) + gage ‘pledge’.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK OP 12 May 2024
Etymology is always treacherous
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @xz 12 May 2024
I think I'd like that engraved on my tombstone when I go.
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