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We have really everything
in common with America nowadays except, of course, language. OSCAR WILDE, 1887
For the genealogy of this
remark being misappropriated, see: |
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The Canterville Ghost, 1887 | |
| By | Oscar Wilde | |
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Ch. 1 in The Court and Society Review in two parts Vol. IV, No. 138, February 23, 1887, pp. 183--186. Mason, 12. Vol. IV, No. 139, March 2, 1887, pp. 207--211. Mason, 13. |
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describing Mrs. Otis Indeed, in many respects, she was quite English, and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. |
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the court and society review: London, U.K. society journal, edited by Alsagar Vian under various titles between 1884-88. See notes at Mason, pp. 21-22.