Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
More Common Sense
Whether the stone hits the pitcher or the pitcher hits the stone, it's going to be bad for the pitcher.
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