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Modernized Sayings: Where the Old Sayings Came From, and What We Say Now
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ISBN13: 9798173352736
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 18 2026
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 18 2026
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Nobody keeps their nose to the grindstone anymore. They keep it glued to the laptop. We still say hang up the phone, roll down the window, and don't touch that dial, even though nobody under forty has done any of those things. Most of us have no idea where these sayings came from. Some of us aren't even sure what they mean. Modernizing Sayings takes fifty-three of the old standbys, digs up where each one actually started, and then does the thing nobody has bothered to do: brings it up to date. Inside you'll find:
Seven chapters cover the office, technology, communication, family, timing, common sense, and reputation, and the book closes with the author's favorite: soup to nuts, and what it should be called now. Quick to read, easy to argue with, and a perfect gift for anyone who has ever been told to hold their horses. Don't agree with a modernization? Good. The author wants to hear yours for the next edition.
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