Above All, Do No Harm

Summary: “Primum non nocere.”

The above phrase is Latin, meaning “first, do no harm.” The phrase is most popular in the world of physicians, for they take the Hippocratic Oath, which also has a phrase that is very similar. Physicians abide by the oath when they must consider when an intervention might do more harm than good.

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The Marketer’s Word Bank

Summary: It is believed by researchers of the English language that ordinary people — people without a college education — would know close to 35,000 words. A person who has gone through and completed a university education may know and recognize between 50,000–75,000 words quite easily.

According to the same source, the English language supposedly contains the most amount of words of any other, with the Oxford Dictionary saying that the total could be between one and two million, with certainty.

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Iced Hoffee

Summary: The Hoff is back and New England can’t get enough of him. Thankfully, Cumberland Farms didn’t leave his fans thirsting for too long. “Cumby,” as the locals call it, and David Hasselhoff are back together for a command performance and it’s as refreshing as an iced coffee while hang gliding. The convenience store chain with 600 locations just launched a new music video-style commercial for its 99-cent iced coffee drink. Once again, it stars David Hasselhoff. From Baywatch and Knight Rider to European pop star…

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