Why are golf assistants called caddies? Why do the British drive on the left & North Americans on the right? Why is football played
...Dispenses knowledge concisely, never losing sight of the joy & fun of discovering the why of ordinary things. This book discovers answers to questions such as: Why can't grooms see their bride on the day before the wedding? Why is a swindle called a 'double-cross'? Why do people say, ' That's all she wrote'? Where did the word ' Canuck' come from?