> From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
>
> Maybe. It's beem attributed to a lot of different people...
Woa, and you call yourself the "list pedant?"
I never claimed Disraeli *originated* the phrase, just that Twain
*borrowed* it from Disraeli, to which your reference lends credence:
"Twain ascribed the saying to Disraeli in "Chapters from My
Autobiography," published in the North American Review, No. DCXVIII.,
July 5, 1907."
So I would say "certainly" rather than "maybe."
I won't ask you to surrender your pedantry license... YET! :-)
:::: We have squandered our planet's resources, including air and
water, as though there were no tomorrow, so now there isn't going to
be one. -- Kurt Vonnegut ::::
:::: Jan Steinman http://www.EcoReality.org ::::
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|