etymology






 

Question by  Baobao (1273)

Where does the phrase "any friend of yours" come from?

 
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Answer by  Milette (1105)

This is actually the short version of the phrase "any friend of yours is a friend of mine. " If you can trust someone (this probably comes from experience over the years), then so can I.

 
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Answer by  rhickok1109 (233)

The complete phrase is ""any friend of yours is a friend of mine," meaning that if you trust people with friendship, I'm also willing to trust them.

 
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Answer by  hahagal (983)

There is really no information behind the reason of where the term comes from, there is various reasons from a professor from college graduate speech.

 
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