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For questions about the origin of a phrase or an expression. Also consider the 'etymology' tag.
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"Soccer mom": why soccer?
...why not football mom, baseball mom, or basketball mom?
Soccer mom, as far as I can tell, is an American term made popular during the 1996 presidential elections, used to describe a key demographic …
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Origin of "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."?
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. - Confucius
What is the origin, and evolution, of this popular quote? It has a nice air of pseudo-profundity to it; one problem t …
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