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21 January 2026

  • curprev 15:5615:56, 21 January 2026Marloes talk contribs 1,105 bytes +1,105 Created page with "Category:Grapevine When you hear something through informal exchange, such as gossip, you 'heard it on the grapevine'. The word stems from black communities during the time of slavery and the American Civil War. The first recorded use is from April 17, 1852: "The following important dispatch was recived [sic] by the ‘Grape Vine’ telegraph—It came to hand just in time for this week’s ‘issoo,’ and the attentive ‘operator’ at Tiffin city has our thank..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched