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Fossil Phrases, Part Two
Language is truly a wonderful thing. Always changing into something new. But sometimes it hangs on to old phrases and repurposes them, though if you check closely, they don’t always make sense.
Some examples:
If you tell someone to crank it up, I doubt that you are starting a car, as one once did, but you still use the phrase. Al
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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1990
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100 editions
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The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
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2002
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58 editions
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Poppy
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published
1995
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50 editions
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Nothing But the Truth
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1984
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47 editions
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Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution
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published
2012
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15 editions
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The Secret School
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published
2001
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20 editions
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The Seer of Shadows
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2008
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22 editions
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Ragweed
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published
1999
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33 editions
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The Good Dog
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published
2001
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28 editions
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Midnight Magic (Midnight Magic, #2)
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1999
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24 editions
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“A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose.”
― The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
― The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
“I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.'
What's that?'
I...trust you.'
Why?'
You'll never hurt me.'
Thank you.'
But...'
But, what?'
I said, 'That means I'll hurt you.'
Why?'
'Cause, like I said, you'll never hurt me back.”
― What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?
What's that?'
I...trust you.'
Why?'
You'll never hurt me.'
Thank you.'
But...'
But, what?'
I said, 'That means I'll hurt you.'
Why?'
'Cause, like I said, you'll never hurt me back.”
― What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything?
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