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Subject: Re: Where did "back to square one" come from? Author: Lew [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:24:31 08/26/11 Fri In reply to: Jerry 's message, "Where did "back to square one" come from?" on 10:42:47 08/26/11 Fri Back to square oneFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Back to square one" is a phrase that means to go back to the beginning. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase most likely originated from children's games such as hopscotch and snakes and ladders.[1] The earliest recorded use of it in print is from a 1952 edition of the Economic Journal.[1] >The only thing that comes to mind is the old Uncle >Wiggly board game. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Where did "back to square one" come from? Author: Mike [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:01:37 08/28/11 Sun The phrase was said to have been coined by the BBC here in the UK when radio commentary was introduced for the FA Cup Final (England's premier football (soccer) knockout competition, first played for in the 1871/72 season). The Radio Times printed a grid of the pitch with each square numbered so that listeners could understand the whereabouts of the ball and the commentary team would then describe a ball as being played "back to square 1" or "diagonally forward to square 6" etc. Back to square 1 would describe a ball passed back to the goalkeeper which would then become the start of a fresh phase of possession.