We all have favourite sayings and similes we use. Sometimes there’s just no better way to describe a situation than with an analogy, and I know I use “my two cents” and “don’t judge a book by its cover” a lot. But if you think about some of our sayings, quite a few don’t make [...]
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What did he say?
I’ve said before that I’m a bit of a music junkie. I used to love watching the countdowns each week on Video Hits and I usually have something new on my iPod; right now it’s Ben Lee’s new album Ripe and The White Stripes’ Icky Thump. I really got into music about the same time [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on October 15, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/10/15/what-did-he-say/
5 famous misquotes from literature
I love quotes, particularly ones which have entered the English language; but what I love even more are misquotes. You learn a lot about history and language, and it’s fun finding out where they’ve come from. I did a post before on famous movie misquotes, so these are some of my favourites from literature. 5) [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 22, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/09/22/5-famous-misquotes-from-literature/
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