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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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The phrase 'I beg your pardon' is a corruption of the Middle English 'I begge your peardon'which comes from the days when all High Court judges were actually pears. To beg someone's peardon meant to try to get off a criminal charge by appealing to the judge.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Jul 2013, 10:03,
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