Who Said That First?

Who Said That First?
Author: Max Cryer
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2011-03-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1458785599

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 ...