Ten Phrases That Were Originated By Shakespeare…And Ten That Were Not
I believe the premise speaks for itself. But in case there’s any confusion, the great Bard created an incredible number of phrases that are now part of everyday speech. Here are ten of Shakespeare’s finest.
“All that glitters is not gold.”
“Break the ice.”
“Catch a cold.”
“Method in his madness.”
“Too much of a good thing.”
“Wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve.”
“You’ll eat me out of house and home.”
“All the world’s a stage.”
“It’s all Greek to me.”
“The be all and end all.”
And now, after untold research and careful consideration, here are ten phrases we can say, with great certainty, were not created by William Shakespeare.
“Leave it there, the cat’ll get it.”
“I don’t mean to be a dick, but…”
“Boy, a Dr. Pepper sounds good right about now.”
“Turn it off and turn it back on again.”
“I’ve seen parts of it.”*
*(Although archival evidence shows that many a citizen spoke this to the Bard in hopes of changing the subject away from his latest folio, Shakespeare himself never said it.)
“This just hits different.”
“Any rebroadcast, retransmission, or account of this game, without the express written consent of Major League Baseball, is prohibited.”
“Okay kids, we’ll all meet up at 2:00pm at Wetzel’s Pretzels.”
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
“This is the dumbest thing I’ve read on the internet.”
I hope you, dear reader, appreciate the gentle care I have taken in assuring that not a single one of these phrases were ever spoken or written by Shakespeare.