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sophie_1003 | 18:42 Fri 19th Jan 2007 | Phrases & Sayings
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why "who dunnit" as opposed to "who did it"?
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The earliest recorded use of the word 'whodunit' to mean a murder/mystery story was in an American publication called News of Books produced in 1930. It is just a joke, using the form of 'Who did it?' that an illiterate person might use and running the words into one.
08:07 Sat 20th Jan 2007
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Thankyou very much, I thought it was a serious thing and it really annoyed me!
10:54 Sat 20th Jan 2007
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Quizmonster is right "as any fule no"
20:03 Sun 21st Jan 2007

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