Timeline for Why is putting some spin on a ball described in some circles as giving it some "English"?
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 7:40 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Nov 14, 2016 at 9:17 | comment | added | Samthere | Yes, it has that meaning in the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, but but that quote claims that the term originated from the sports term. I don't know how early it was being used with similar meaning. | |
| Nov 13, 2016 at 12:42 | comment | added | Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen | Wouldn't "Body English" not be a variation of "Body Language"? | |
| Aug 18, 2011 at 15:58 | history | edited | Samthere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 18, 2011 at 12:41 | history | edited | Samthere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 18, 2011 at 11:40 | history | answered | Samthere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |