| 词汇 | principal and principle |
| 词源 | principal and principle. A tailor dunned British wit Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) for at least the interest he owed on a bill. Replied Sheridan: “It is not my interest to pay the principal, nor my principle to pay the interest.” See furnished room; last rose of summer; roses have thorns. |
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