Have you ever heard this expression before? It is an unusual expression, isn't it? I was looking for a wooden-something word in my dictionary till I came to this term. Taking/wining/collecting the wooden spoon. The expression means coming last in a competition.
There are not enough pages on the web talking about this phrase and its origin. Perhaps, it is an old phrase. My attempt to find a page on its possible origins was not vain, though. Here is the origin.
I hope none of us win the wooden spoon in our personal and academic life.
5 comments:
hi, Ms. Zahra,
today your posted two nice ones which give nice idea about two precious things, keep going
thanks,
what else!?
new post?
hi
i enjoyed reading each post.
the 'Grading the final examination' was really good.
God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that our try
Yes, Zhara, keep the good job and good luck with your M.A. Research is a passionate adventure!
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