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[Jim Rader]

Number 32 is urban folklore, as are a good many of the others, I
suspect.  I answer one or two letters a year about Latin <testis>.
Some time when I don't have two editors breathing down my neck to
finish projects I'm desperately behind on, I'll post the probable
etymology.

Jim Rader


> Thought the group might be interested in the following because of the language
> related items. I have no idea how many are true. Does anyone?
>
> Bob
>
> > > 32. To "testify" was based on men in the Roman  court swearing to a
> > > statement made by swearing on their testicles.
>