When researching the origin of "God bless you," theories abound. It is believed that Pope Gregory was known to use the phrase in AD 590 to ward off the bubonic plague because sneezing was thought to ...

Ever since I can remember, I have always responded with a “God bless you,” when I saw someone sneeze. I was told that it was kind and proper to do so without ever understanding why I was being taught ...

An Addiction to Euphemism Is Corrupting Journalism — and Our Language When It Comes to Abridged Books, Just Say No Americans Love Back to the Future — but Do We Understand Why? Nuremberg Puts Evil on ...

Several common cold and flu expressions have catchy stories behind them. Oct. 25, 2008— -- You wake up on a cold winter's morning and find you're feeling "under the weather." You're sneezing, ...

From ancient plagues to polite reflexes, here's why we say "bless you"—and what other sneezeworthy phrases people use around the world My husband scream-sneezes. I’m not talking about just a loud ...

Attributing divine blessing to a sneeze may serve various functions when ordinary explanations are lacking. By Judy Mandell Saying “bless you” or “God bless you” after someone sneezes seems to be a ...

The ACLU is attacking Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana because a student group hung a prayer box and the school's principal ended a letter with the phrase "God Bless You." Fox News ...

When did they pass the constitutional amendment requiring every president and would-be president to end every speech with the words, “God bless you, and God bless America”? Even a nonbeliever cannot ...

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