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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 2008
Page
6
Illustrations and quotes explore how phrases like OK and dressed to the nines evolved from political cries and Old English roots. Karlen Evins notes language as a bridge between generations while Charles Doyle and others explain phonetic shifts in common sayings.
The piece traces how beating the bushes became a goal driven phrase from hunting, contrasts full effort with halfhearted effort, and corrects a Lincoln Booth myth. It notes phrases from a German superstition and touches medieval grocer tricks with a cat in a bag as humorous origins.
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