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much ado about nothing. BTW, Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing was a pun on "noting" and entailed the passing of notes. I believe "nothing" was pronounced m

much ado about nothing. BTW, Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing was a pun on "noting" and entailed the passing of notes. I believe "nothing" was pronounced more like "noting" at the time. and now without much ado I will say goodbye for this comment. Adieu.

edent 3y ago
Oh my sweet summer child! That may have been what your puritanical teachers taught you, but the truth is far more fun! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8313901/Title-Deed-How-the-Book-Got-its-Name.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8313901/T... Shakespeare often punned about such "country matters".
- deafpolygon 3y ago
  Evil website. After about 10 seconds of reading, it gets replaced by a paywall.
  - bmacho 3y ago
    They probably want to keep it alive, and provide you content as their day job.
    - deafpolygon 3y ago
      Fair. Paywall up front then - don't tease me.
  - falqun 3y ago
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230426211700/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8313901/Title-Deed-How-the-Book-Got-its-Name.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230426211700/https://www.teleg...
    - bmacho 3y ago
      That's the whole, a single paragraph
rezonant 3y ago
oh whoops