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Thread #95824 Message #1868275
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
25-Oct-06 - 10:43 AM
Thread Name: BS: Who are 'The Dickens'?
Subject: RE: BS: Who are 'The Dickens'?
Unless Doctor Who got involved in this, Shakespeare's use of the expression rules out any Charles Dickens origin. But how did Shakespeare come up with it?