Re: Target: Mind your P's and Q's

[Susan Grigsby <SKG0577@DCSS.DEKALB.K12.GA.US>]

Amy: According to The Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms...

This term was beginning to be used in the 1600s and by the late 1700s it =
was very popular. The letters p and q can often be confused so children =
learning to read and printers selecting type have to be careful with these =
letters. Another possibility comes from old English pubs were the list of =
the pints (p's) and quarts (q's) a drinker consumed were written on a =
blackboard to be paid for later. Finally, pieds and queues are dance steps =
that a French dancing instructor would teach his students to perform with =
care. There's no proof as to where this catchy saying originated, =
though.=20
The Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms (p. 121)

Susan K. S. Grigsby, LMS
Virtual Reference Desk Volunteer
Midvale Elementary, DeKalb County, Georgia
skg0577@dcss.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Those who don't understand aren't committed...those who do should be.

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