The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and WhenSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 1 d’abr. 2007 - 416 pàgines Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last," and "Play it again, Sam," but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled," as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," "No one washes a rented car," and "Make my day." |
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... play here. Corporate executives commonly credit motivational speaker Steven Covey with saying, “No one washes a rented car.” Members of the chattering class, on the other hand, such as New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, attribute ...
... play this here game?” After reporters gave the manager a hand with his grammar, “Can't anybody here play this game?” became one of Stengel's most famous lines. Cleaning up diction while preserving meaning is a service to reader and ...
... play by Wallace Sayre. “Half the money I spend on ADVERTISING is wasted. The trouble is I don't know which half.” In the United States this business truism is most often attributed to department store magnate John Wanamaker (1838–1922) ...
... . “He has no more BACKBONE than a chocolate éclair.” In early 2005, The New Yorker's drama critic wrote of a play's character, “Tom has the backbone of a chocolate éclair.” He neglected to mention (and THE Quote VERIFIER 7.
... play written by Henry Living called Nil Carborundum. Verdict: Popular slogan invented by some unknown wit just before or during World War II. “BEAM me up, Scotty.” What Star Trek's Captain Kirk actually said to Lieutenant Commander ...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY | 259 |
SOURCE NOTES | 267 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 345 |
KEY WORD INDEX | 347 |
NAME INDEX | 375 |
SIDEBAR INDEX | 389 |