http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/op-prompt-side/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/op-prompt-side/comment-page-1/#comment-58625 Peter Barnes Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=485#comment-58625 Neither on God's nor any other earth is the backstage area of a theatre called 'the wings'. Unsurprisingly it is called 'backstage'. The two areas to the left and right of the stage are the wings - presumably because, like wings on a bird, they are on both sides. Neither on God’s nor any other earth is the backstage area of a theatre called ‘the wings’. Unsurprisingly it is called ‘backstage’. The two areas to the left and right of the stage are the wings – presumably because, like wings on a bird, they are on both sides.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/op-prompt-side/comment-page-1/#comment-40749 Callam Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:33:25 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=485#comment-40749 Hello, I was wondering to myself one day why on gods earth did the backstage area of theatres become "The Wings"! What is the origin of this? Hello,
I was wondering to myself one day why on gods earth did the backstage area of theatres become “The Wings”! What is the origin of this?

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