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First, the phrase is "adding insult to injury", which burning down buildings certainly would not be - that would be an injury, really. Also, did the British not burn down the White House in the War of 1812? Nothing to do with the Revolution of 1800? [[User:Human|Human]] 15:00, 11 October 2008 (EDT) | First, the phrase is "adding insult to injury", which burning down buildings certainly would not be - that would be an injury, really. Also, did the British not burn down the White House in the War of 1812? Nothing to do with the Revolution of 1800? [[User:Human|Human]] 15:00, 11 October 2008 (EDT) | ||
Latest revision as of 19:12, October 11, 2008
In the answer to #3 it says "As an insult to injury, the English came and burnt down the Capitol Building and White House."
First, the phrase is "adding insult to injury", which burning down buildings certainly would not be - that would be an injury, really. Also, did the British not burn down the White House in the War of 1812? Nothing to do with the Revolution of 1800? Human 15:00, 11 October 2008 (EDT)