[New post] ‘what has that got to do with the price of tea in China?’: meaning and origin

Pascal Tréguer posted: "Of American-English origin, the colloquial, sarcastic phrase what has that got to do with the price of tea in China? is a rhetorical question calling attention to a non-sequitur or irrelevant statement or suggestion made by another person. So well-known " word histories 'what has that got to do with the price of tea in China?': meaning and origin Pascal Tréguer Dec 2 USA, 1930—a rhetorical question calling attention to a non-sequitur or irrelevant statement or suggestion made by another person—one of the phrases built on the pattern 'what has that got to do with the price of ——?' Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Manage your email settings or unsubscribe. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://wordhistories.net/2023/12/02/price-tea-china/

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