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    Where does the saying, " I'll have to drop you a line" come from

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    0  Views: 570 Answers: 3 Posted: 13 years ago
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      It has to do with making a telephone call. I'd drop you a line (meaning I'll call you later). Before cellphones and computers, we relied on telephone lines to contact each other by way of speaking , not writing. 

      13 years ago. Rating: 3
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        I wish i knew as well as google, my guess is an ex lover..

        13 years ago. Rating: 1
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          how about a (writen on one line) sentence?

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