Fwd: "next big thing"

[Kathleen E. Miller]

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>Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:07:36 -0400
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>From: Elizabeth Phillips <phille at nytimes.com>
>Subject: "next big thing"
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>Might anyone have any thoughts as to the origin of "the next big thing"? Or
>any guesses as to what the first "big thing" was? I'm researching the
>phrase for an upcoming On Language column....
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>Many thanks in advance,
>Elizabeth Phillips