Timeline for Origin of the phrases “third time’s the charm” and “third time lucky”?
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| S Jun 26 at 22:33 | history | suggested | hc_dev | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
fix typo, add link to phrase on Wiktionary, change phrase tag to more specific variant
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| Jun 26 at 21:28 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jun 26 at 21:01 | comment | added | hc_dev | The etymology could be added to the Wiktionary entry. | |
| Feb 21 at 19:57 | comment | added | TimR | But then there's "three on a match", though I suppose it's lucky for the sniper. | |
| Feb 21 at 14:46 | answer | added | sv_lane | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 3, 2015 at 4:43 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Jan 3, 2015 at 4:37 | comment | added | user103878 | Obviously golf. Not sure if Shakespeare played. At least Mary Queen of Scots did. I can see her crouched over a put. Her third. The rest is history. Kim Hennessy | |
| Dec 13, 2014 at 15:21 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 16 characters in body; edited tags; edited title
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| Dec 13, 2014 at 7:14 | answer | added | Mark | timeline score: -2 | |
| Oct 3, 2014 at 7:42 | answer | added | Rabbi Dan Moskovitz | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 14, 2013 at 1:16 | answer | added | Jeff | timeline score: -1 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 at 16:40 | answer | added | Michael Lorton | timeline score: -2 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 at 8:33 | vote | accept | TCSGrad | ||
| Apr 29, 2011 at 6:09 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/63847379757043712 | ||
| Apr 29, 2011 at 5:42 | answer | added | Callithumpian | timeline score: 16 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 at 5:16 | comment | added | Sam | Not speaking to the specific origin, but the number three crops up quite a lot in writing/speaking. In the formation of prose as with the tricolon, in dramatic storytelling, even jokes: a priest, a minister, and a rabbi. Oh, and three dots... | |
| Apr 29, 2011 at 4:34 | answer | added | Callithumpian | timeline score: 4 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 at 4:09 | history | asked | TCSGrad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |