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, December 16, 2009
Marmalade
"Perhaps it's a sticky ceremony, Mrs. Bird," said Paddington hopefully.
-Michael Bond, Paddington Marches On, 26.
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