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Report Copyright Violation | Cat Got Your Tongue? Spill the Beans: Origins of 10 Common Sayings It is often difficult to trace the origins of words and sayings with complete certainty. Some of the origins of these phrases may be disputed, but they are presented here as likely explanations. Some of the sayings we have today have really become incomprehensible if taken literally, being so far removed from their original meaning. Some of the sayings seem to make more sense literally, nonetheless, they have surprising stories behind them. 1. Cat Got Your Tongue? Black and bronze cats via Shutterstock Meaning: A question posed to someone who is being especially quiet History: The origin of the saying is uncertain, but it may have been derived from sailors being punished with cat-o-nine tails; it was so painful, they were speechless. [ link to www.theepochtimes.com] *********** WaterLily ***********
" Do I dare
Disturb the universe?"
-- T. S. Elliot, Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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“We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe.”
-- Jorge Luis Borges
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"Pompey made his preparations for the war at the end of the winter, entered upon it at the commencement of spring,
and finished it in the middle of the summer."
-- Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei |
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Cat Got Your Tongue? Spill the Beans: Origins of 10 Common Sayings |
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Cat Got Your Tongue? Spill the Beans: Origins of 10 Common Sayings The title should be, "Writer Takes Wild (and often uneducated) Guesses About Origins of Common Sayings"
It's pretty clear that the author actually has no freaking clue what they're talking about and just made up some stuff. |
