tea lady, disinfectant, jubilee

Chemical sanitisation became a national obsession for South Koreans in the 1980s. But the link to disinfectants of dozens of cases of lung disease, some of them fatal, is changing shopping habits

A probe into deadly disinfectants spurs South Koreans to go green

The germ of an idea

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The working title of the show was Florizel Street, but a tea lady named Agnes remarked that "Florizel" sounded like a brand of disinfectant消毒剤. so the name was changed.^[6] The choice of new name was between Jubilee Street and Coronation Street, with Granada executives Harry Latham, Harry Elton and H.V. Kershaw deciding on the latter.^[7]


A tea lady is a woman in an office or working environment, whose sole job is to provide beverages and/or light snacks during the allocated tea break. Tea ladies are a mainly British custom. They were either present in a works canteen, or perhaps came round with a trolley, on which was usually a tea urn full of either hot tea or hot water, and perhaps a selection of cakes and buns.



jubilee
Jubilee

1. a. A specially celebrated anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary.
   b.The celebration of such an anniversary.
2. A season or an occasion of joyful celebration.
3. Jubilation; rejoicing.
4. often Jubilee Bible. In the Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year, during which slaves were to be set free, alienated property restored to the former owners, and the lands left untilled.
5. often Jubilee Roman Catholic Church. A year during which plenary indulgence may be obtained by the performance of certain pious acts.

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disinfect 
verb [T]
to clean something using chemicals that kill bacteria and other very small living things that cause disease:
disinfect the toilets/a wound ━━ vt. 消毒［殺菌］する; 【コンピュータ】（ウイルスを）駆除する.
dis・infectant　━━ a., n. 消毒の; 消毒剤.