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Thread #139957   Message #3216810
Posted By: Jim Dixon
01-Sep-11 - 09:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Fossilised phrases
Subject: RE: BS: Fossilised phrases
Why is the graphite in a pencil called "lead"? Did pencils once actually contain lead? If so, that could be an example of a fossilization. But I really have no idea.