Wanda SG It's ok,....I won't feel bad. Coz I'm not ugly either. See my self esteem very high right? You must learn this, ok?
poon cho tang SG As different as chalk and cheese is an old proverbial phrase to suggest that two things, superficially alike, are totally different in their qualities. The earliest examplefrom John Gowers Confessio Amantis of 1393suggests that some shopkeeper was making an illicit profit by adulterating his wares: And thus ful ofte chalk for cheese he changeth with ful littel cost. The buyer was surely undiscerning; though some British cheeses are rather chalk-like in appearance, substituting more than a tiny proportion of cheese with chalk wouldnt fool anybody for very long. By the sixteenth century, the phrase had become a fixed expression. Hugh Latimer wrote rather sarcastically around 1555: As though I could not discern cheese from chalk.
Wanda SG Originally posted by poon cho tang: As different as [b]chalk and cheese ... By the sixteenth century, the phrase had become a fixed expression. Hugh Latimer wrote rather sarcastically around 1555: As though I could not discern cheese from chalk.[/b]Actually, I wonder what is chalk in the olden days? Blackboard chalk?
SGpork SG Originally posted by poon cho tang: As different as [b]chalk and cheese is an old proverbial phrase to suggest that two things, superficially alike, are totally different in their qualities. The earliest example—from John Gower’s Confessio Amantis of 1393—suggests that some shopkeeper was making an illicit profit by adulterating his wares: “And thus ful ofte chalk for cheese he changeth with ful littel cost”. The buyer was surely undiscerning; though some British cheeses are rather chalk-like in appearance, substituting more than a tiny proportion of cheese with chalk wouldn’t fool anybody for very long. By the sixteenth century, the phrase had become a fixed expression. Hugh Latimer wrote rather sarcastically around 1555: “As though I could not discern cheese from chalk.”[/b]arr oh ok but why they use chalk n cheese.. now then explain i also forgot what we crap then come up with this ..
Wanda SG Seriously porky... then you won't feel so down always. Anyway, I hope you are getting enough sleep, and enough time to do your homework?
