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
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Auld Lang Syne
I know a man, his name is Lang He has a neon sign And Mr Lang is very old So they call it Old Lang’s Sign.
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