Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases
- ISBN-10
- 1458785599
- ISBN-13
- 9781458785596
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-03-25
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com
- Author
- Max Cryer
Description
Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language's most common expressions. We might think we know who first said famous for fifteen minutes, annus horribilis, the cold war and let them eat cake. It's a no brainer, you might say, but Max Cryer has a surprise or two in ...
