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Unit 2 READING 1

C lothes with *horizontal stripes are rather fashionable
today, but this wasn’t always the case. Did you know
that horizontal stripes were neither popular nor

common long ago? At one time, they were only used
for criminals and clowns. According to the book The
Devil’s Cloth by Michael Pastoureau, it all began in

the 13th century in France. Monks from the Mid-East
moved to Paris, and they wore strange robes with

horizontal stripes. This strange style upset a lot of ,
people, and the pope also didn’t like it!

horizontal stripes were banned, and criminals were forced to wear them.
Over time, however, horizontal stripes began to attract people. (a) In the

20th century, several fashion designers helped make horizontal stripes
popular again. (b) In the 1940s, jazz musicians, artists, and filmmakers
often wore horizontal stripes. (c) They became popular among

celebrities and in 1980s punk culture. (d)

* horizontal: stretched out side to side

English Usage

• neither ... nor ~ : can be used to join two negative ideas (rather formal)
James is neither a scholar nor a politician.
The film was neither well made nor well acted.

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