Fun fact: the Italian word “ciao” is derived from a Venetian expression meaning “[I’m your] slave” (the English equivalent would be “at your service”). From Late Latin “sclavus”, Italian “schiavo”, (initially “Slavic captive”; they were prisoners from the Balkans) the word in Venetian was “sciàvo”, later becoming “sciao”, until the modern “ciao”.
And, speaking of Schiavo.
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it’s such a relief that Bush has no chance of winning anything.