For anybody in or round Eagle County, Dave Mason will be reading in Basalt, Thurs., Feb 3, with yrs truly: Basalt
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BEGAT: David Crystal
Here are just a few of the idioms and expressions still in use today from the KJB: - turned the world upside down - from the mouths of babes - go the second mile - God forbid - take root - the powers that be - filthy lucre - no peace for the wicked - a fly in the ointment - feet of clay - a thorn in the flesh - the skin of the teeth - my brother's keeper - fight the good fight - nothing new under the sun In his new book, Begat, David Crystal asks the question why a book published four hundred years ago should continue to have such a profound influence on our language. What he finds is often surprising. Begat
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An interview I did with The Colorado Poets Center can be accessed here: AN INTERVIEW WITH WENDY VIDELOCK
