Re: "par coeur" origin




Peter T. Daniels wrote:
retrosorter wrote:


Once we're on the "by heart" subject, why is it that some people say
"off by heart?" Is it merely idiomatic with no logical explanation?

"Now that" we're on the subject

It's not "off by heart," it's "read it off" or "know it off."
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Say what?

"I know my lines *by heart*; or *off by heart*"

TOF

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