In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

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In old-fashioned legal contracts dating to the nineteenth century, a party hired to work on a project was required to affirm that he or she was "ready, willing, and able" to do the job: ready, meaning available at once; willing, meaning not forced to do so; and able, meaning not having stuffed a resume to get the gig. The highly useful phrase has taken on an ironic tone, but it still turns up in contracts.

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