Why twice on sunday

Frank Baum's phrase "Oz, the Great and Terrible". I fell in love with Alice and her books in the late Forties and reread them frequently into the early Fifties, just about the time that the vogue usage of "fabulous" was at its peak. I was saved by the love of a good dictionary, which told me the "other" meaning of "fabulous. Okay, I'll grant you a bit ill-tempered. It's as large as life, and twice as natural! According to Gardner, this was a Carrollian play on a then-common expression: "large as life and quite as natural".

They're hired for their resemblance to a kirsh I occasionally avail myself of the opportunity to sneak in a sarcastic comment, knowing that at least some of my audience will miss the joke See Monty Python for an acknowledgement of the confusion on this one: Announcer And a bit later: Announcer: Sorry for that terrible mix-up just then. Announcer: No, I meant "terrible" in the sense of "unfortunate" Reply to author.

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It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Every day and twice on Sunday. Thread starter MiracleMiracle Start date Feb 10, I do not understand what this phrase might mean: "Every day and twice on Sunday"