User talk:Mcmurryedit

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Your edits on The whole nine yards
Unfortunately, I had to revert your edits on The whole nine yards. Your source, the novel Quarterdeck by Julian Stockwin, may have been set in 1798, but it was not published until 2004 (initially in Great Britain), so it does not serve as an example of an earlier usage. I do appreciate your effort, however, and hope that you will continue to edit Wikipedia. John M Baker (talk) 14:04, 24 September 2014 (UTC)