Section "Literary World"
-In the beginning-
People didn't always say "hello" when they answered phone. When the first regular phone service was established in 1878, people said "ahoy."
The phrase "the boogeyman will get you" refers to the Boogey people who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates and attack passing ships.
The magic word abracadabra was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.
"Happy as a clam" is from the expression "happy as a clam at high tide." Clams are only harvested when the tide is out.
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