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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Titera's Tidbit: Bada-Bing
Made famous by movies such as Casino and the TV serial The Sopranos, the tough-talk slang term "bada-bing" is reckoned to be onomato- poectic, incorporating the sound of a pistol going off. The phrase first appears in crime fiction in the 1960s, and its orgins are obsure; some think that it comes from the Neapolitan pronunciation of the Italian phrase vada bene, which means, "Watch your step."

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