Рассылка мне приходит с eBusiness Forum, читаю-
blah blah "As an extra tip, if you have paid links on your site be sure to add the nofollow attribute. Always a good rule of thumb to live by".
a good rule of thumb- что ето??
А вот (from thefreedictionary.com):
-a rough and practical approach, based on experience, rather than theory
Synonym: guidepost, guideline
Origin of the phrase (from wikipedia):
The earliest citation comes from Sir William Hope’s The Compleat Fencing-Master, second edition, 1692, page 157: "What he doth, he doth by rule of thumb, and not by art." The term is thought to originate with wood workers who used the length of their thumbs rather than rulers for measuring things, cementing its modern use as an imprecise yet reliable and convenient standard.
О как! И еще, оттуда же- вариант происхождения- повеселил.. или заставил задуматься?
It is often claimed that the term originally referred to a law that limited the maximum thickness of a stick with which it was permissible for a man to beat his wife, but this has been discredited.
:) Кстати, про семейные отношения у меня где-то валялась "домостроевская" рекомендация для женщин, надо найти, выложить -обхохочешься :)
