ChatterBank1 min ago
Best thing since sliced bread (again)
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Further to the post by kentishbear (25/08/09):
When did the saying 'the best thing since sliced bread' first come into use and who coined it?
When did the saying 'the best thing since sliced bread' first come into use and who coined it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I didn't think of checking there until this morning, Fred, but Partridge's Dictionary of Catch Phrases claims ' the greatest thing' started life in the USA. There, it began as a statement of appreciation of a pretty girl. Partridge reckons it has been around in British speech since about 1950, which pre-dates my earlier date by a couple of decades.
Have a look here, Fred.