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To: Blood of Tyrants

O.K.
However, and slightly aside from the topic....or person....under discussion, methinks the term, “calling a spade a spade” actually originated in reference to gambling with playing cards.


53 posted on 02/25/2014 12:50:57 PM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and in politic)
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To: Tucker39

From wikipedia:

The phrase previously appeared in chapter 1 of Joseph Devlin’s book “How to Speak and Write Correctly” (1910)[2] where he satirized speakers who chose their words to show superiority:

For instance, you may not want to call a spade a spade. You may prefer to call it a spatulous device for abrading the surface of the soil. Better, however, to stick to the old familiar, simple name that your grandfather called it.


54 posted on 02/25/2014 12:59:27 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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