Klarinet Archive - Posting 000893.txt from 1999/02

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] mouthpiece thread response
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 10:02:33 -0500

On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Neil Leupold wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, TOM RIDENOUR wrote:
>
> > This is a red letter day, indeed!
>
> What are the origins of this expression?

A little speculation on my part - on many calendars, Sundays and major
holidays are printed in red numbers (or letters?). Hence, a standout
event, a major occasion, etc.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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