Το είπε πράγματι ο Arthur Conan Doyle: «Elementary, my dear Watson»;

Το είπε πράγματι ο Arthur Conan Doyle: «Elementary, my dear Watson»;

Βρέθηκε λέξη προς λέξη. Οι λέξεις υπάρχουν, αλλά όχι εκεί όπου συνήθως τις τοποθετούν. Η παλαιότερη αντιστοιχία στο σώμα μας προέρχεται από άλλη πηγή, παρακάτω.

"No light repartee, have you, old bean? There, there, we can't always have brains as well as beauty. What have we for lunch? Stew? How did I know? Elementary, my dear Watson--the smell of onions is unmistakable."
The Secret Adversary — Agatha Christie, CHAPTER XVII. ANNETTE · ¶1904 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #1155 · πηγή

"No, I told Mart. I want the best physicist in this entire solar system--and since there are only one hundred and twenty-five planets around these seventeen suns, it should be simple to yon phenomenal brain. In fact, I expect to hear him say 'elementary, my dear Watson, elementary'!"
Skylark Three — Edward Elmer Smith, CHAPTER VI · ¶562 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #21051 · πηγή

"Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary," murmured Psmith.
Psmith, Journalist — P. G. Wodehouse, CHAPTER XIX · ¶959 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #2607 · πηγή

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