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What does P and Q's stand for. Like when somebody says mind your P and Q's?
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∙ 13y ago
Mind your P's and Q's is an idiom that reminds us to mind our manners. Like most things the beginning of this phrase or abbreviation is lost in the mists of time. It either started in Britain as a reminder to patrons and bartenders in pubs to keep the tab straight or to not drink too much alcohol. P was used an an abbreviation for pint while Q was used for quarts. Since the letters are mirror images of each other the phrase, " Watch your P's and Q's" makes good sense. In early printing presses the P was reversed for the Q in lower case. So it meant to be attentive and keep focus. I like the first one better and what good British idiom didn't start in a pub over a pint of the black stuff.
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