dimwit68 ([info]dimwit68) wrote,

"The whole 9 yards" does not come from...

... the length of a WWII gunner's belt, the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt nor a sarcastic football expression.

Interesting sounding book: Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends, David Wilton.

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