where did the term "speak of the devil come from?
"Speak of the devil" appears in various Latin and Old English texts from the 16th century. The Italian writer Giovanni Torriano has the first recorded version.
Answered by kgb agent Christine M on Thursday, May 03 2012 at 02:46AM EDT
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