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Who Died in That Kilt?
Posted by Editormum on Thursday, 14 July 2005 in Word and Phrase Origins | ∞
I have recently seen the proliferation of a really egregious error caused by a homophone in a common idiom. The idiom in question is “dyed-in-the-wool,” which is never spelled “died-in-the-wool” unless someone has actually passed away while encased in sheeps’ fur. In medieval England, you could dye unspun wool before making it into threads, or […]