PHRASES AND SAYINGS – THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE CITY OF LONDON
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The English language is rich in idioms, phrases and sayings which are part of everyday speech - yet seldom do we consider their original meanings. This is an exploration of historical etymology, often traceable to the City of London. Even if you have to ‘rob Peter to pay Paul’ and it’s ‘raining cats and dogs’ you’d be ‘barking mad’ to miss this lecture.Alan Read holds a master's and first-class honours degree in History of Art from Birkbeck College, London. He is a gallery guide at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, National Portrait Gallery and for Frieze Masters and regularly lectures at the NPG, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Plymouth City Art Gallery and other galleries in the UK. He also works as a London Blue Badge Guide and a City of London Guide.
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Michael Hoskins Centre The Armidale School
Brown Street, Armidale NSW 2350
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PHRASES AND SAYINGS – THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE CITY OF LONDON
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