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Sir: "Nemesis of the golden boy who cut too many corners" (21 June). Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin of the phrase "to cut corners"? Does it relate to tennis, or "square-bashing"? My search in dictionaries and Brewer's Phrase and Fable throws no light.
ANN HALES
Cambridge
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