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Who ironically gave us the "Three R's"?
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#50943. Asked by peasypod.
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TabbyTom
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary:
“The phrase is said to have originated with Sir W. Curtis (1752 - 1829) who proposed it as a toast.”
The first quotation in the Dictionary is from a periodical called the Mirror and is dated 1825.
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peasypod
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Yes, Tabby, it was Sir William Curtis.
Reading,
Writing,
Arithmatic.......Too bad he was illiterate.
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