Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases
Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases
Max Cryer
Did you know that there is no evidence Queen Victoria said ‘We are not amused’ and we have P. G. Wodehouse to thank for ‘straight from the horse’s mouth’? This witty and accessible compendium reveals the obscure origins of over 500 common phrases, dispelling myths and offering fascinating facts to delight the trivia-holic in all of us.
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Summary
Who first wrote ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’, ‘accidentally on purpose’ or ‘no pain, no gain?'
Did you know that there is no evidence Queen Victoria said ‘We are not amused’ or Marie Antoinette proclaimed ‘Let them eat cake’, but ‘iron curtain’ was in use for 40 years before Winston Churchill said it, and we have P. G. Wodehouse to thank for ‘straight from the horse’s mouth’?
This witty and accessible compendium reveals the obscure origins of over 500 common phrases, dispelling myths and offering plenty of fascinating facts to delight the trivia-holic in all of us.
Product Description
Title - Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases
Edition -
Author - Max Cryer
ISBN 13 - 9781849531917
Imprint - Summersdale Publishers
Publisher - Octopus Publishing Group
Date Published - 03/10/2011
Prize -
No. of pages - 224
Binding Type - Hardback
Dimensions - 139 x 197 x 25mm
Weight - 350 g
Languages - English