Better Late Than Never
<p> Our apologies for not providing any reminder that this past Wednesday, April 23rd was the<strong> 450th birthday of William Shakespeare</strong>. From the many plays and works that he authored, there was an abundance of words and terms and characters introduced to the English language.</p> <p> According to the <em>Oxford English Dictionary</em>, he coined 3,000 new words, and he has contributed more phrases and sayings to the English language than any other individual:</p> <p> His words feel so at home wherever they are spoken, even when we don't know we're speaking them: "a fool's paradise," "dead as a doornail," "come what may," "forever and a day," "love is blind," "night owl," "wild goose chase," "into thin air."<br /> </p> <p> <em><strong>Happy Belated Birthday,</strong></em> <strong>Will</strong> from the University Village Bookstore.</p>
Posted By: Marc Katz
Date: Fri Apr 25 12:37:33 EDT 2014