
Episode 152: As the Saying Goes
The History of English Podcast
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Henry the Eighth's Proverbs
In retrospect, henry seems like one of those men who would have uttered that old adage about women. A few weeks after henry had his fifth wife executed, eras s proverb collection was published in english. The translation also contains the first use of the word twang, which originally re to the sound made by some one plucking a stringed instrument.
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