Dear all, I thought it might come from the song, School days, school days, written in 1907 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Days_%281907_song%29 but evidently it comes from more exalted places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_three_Rs
I am glad the children eventually learned more than just lacemaking, as I think we are all firm believers in education. But in those days there was not universal literacy, so a lack of the 3 R's in lacemaking schools shouldn't be surprising. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where we're having a rainy day. No drought here. > >Devon wrote: > ><The three "R"s are Reading, Riting and Rithmetic (Reading, Writing and >Arithmetic) at least in the US. It is a bit of a joke because only an >uneducated person would think that each of the words started with an "R".> > Jean in Poole wrote: >It's alliteration - >Often used in film and book titles, newspaper headlines or poetry to name >just a few. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
