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Elementary, My Dear Watson
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● FeaturedWhile iconic, Sherlock Holmes's supposed catchphrase to Dr. Watson is a classic example of a line that never actually appeared in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.
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What People Remember
Most people firmly believe that Sherlock Holmes frequently uttered the phrase 'Elementary, my dear Watson' to his faithful companion.
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What's Actually True
In reality, Holmes never says the exact line 'Elementary, my dear Watson' in any of Conan Doyle's 56 short stories or four novels. He says 'Elementary' and 'My dear Watson' separately, but never together.
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#quotes#sherlock holmes#literary#catchphrase#conan doyle
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