DID SHAKESPEARE SAY IT FIRST?
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List of Common Words and Phrases Commonly Attributed to Shakespeare:But did he actually write them first?
Below is a lengthy list of words, phrases and expressions commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
Each word or expression has been researched; each may be selected to find whether or not it makes its earliest appearance in a work by Shakespeare based on my research so far).
accessible
accommodation
accused (n.) (Richard II -- first known use as a noun, meaning person accused of a crime)
Addiction.
admirable
advertising
aerial
accommodation
accused (n.) (Richard II -- first known use as a noun, meaning person accused of a crime)
Addiction.
admirable
advertising
aerial
All of a sudden
All one to me
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LISTS.
1. Master List of All Words “Invented” by Shakespeare, and links to detailed tables.
2. Still-Common Words First Appearing in a work by Shakespeare - a complete list.
3. Still-Common Compound Words First Appearing in a work by Shakespeare.
4. Common Words WRONGLY Attributed to Shakespeare.
5. Common Compound-Words WRONGLY Attributed to Shakespeare.
Did Shakespeare Really Invent Words?
Did Shakespeare Say it First? Common words and expressions commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
Why did Shakespeare invent words?
Methodology.
Exploring the Language and Invented Words of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
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