Who ironically gave us the "Three R's"?

TabbyTom

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. Sep 12 04, 6:21 AM

peasypod

Yes, Tabby, it was Sir William Curtis. Reading, Writing, Arithmatic.......Too bad he was illiterate. Sep 12 04, 5:20 PM

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