'pocket book' when it doesnt go in your pocket, and its not a book??
2007-05-29 07:24:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
A pocketbook could be two things.
First, a type of coin purse, that women used to carry around over 500 years ago. It opened like a book and was small enough to fit in the pocketbook.
The second is a check book. Obviously opening like a book and men carried them around in their pockets. The rich men that is.
2007-05-29 12:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by Treasure 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be a book that fit in pockets...way back when!
2007-05-29 14:27:23 · answer #2 · answered by mtngrl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they name everything that looks like a book, a book and because it is not a book, they put a word in front of that to make it sound fancy.
2007-05-29 14:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by Annietska 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
then it should not be called pocket book anymore
2007-05-29 14:32:12 · answer #4 · answered by Dayan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's 1 of those mysteries of life.
Like why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
2007-05-29 14:36:12 · answer #5 · answered by mikey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do they call em apartments......when they are all together. And why do they call em building.. They are already built. Lots of unanswerd ??? out there.
2007-05-29 14:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by chillwilly93 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sound like a northern thing
2007-05-29 14:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by icallitlikeiseeit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the other names were taken
2007-05-29 14:27:07 · answer #8 · answered by brian w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the whole world is screwed up
2007-05-29 14:27:33 · answer #9 · answered by charli d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not sure but good question. let me know if you actually find out
2007-05-29 14:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by hello 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋