[DOC] [TLE] Knocking on wood - Wikipedia [PAR] Knocking on wood - in Britain the phrase is "touch wood" - is an apotropaic 
tradition of literally ... In Spain "tocar madera" (literally: to touch wood) is 
something that you say when you want your luck or a good situation to continue. 
Ha ido bien... [DOC] [TLE] Where does the phrase ''touch wood'' come from? | Notes and ... [PAR] Neil Crowfoot, Crystal Palace UK ... "Touching wood" derives from pantheistic 
religions where trees, rivers etc were supposedly inhabited by spirits or deities. ... 
Hence the saying " I hope I win "Touch Wood" If you did win the auctioneers... [DOC] [TLE] World Wide Words: Touch wood/knock on wood [PAR] Jan 30, 1999 ... A questioner asks about the origins of 'touch wood' and 'knock on wood'. ... the 
oldest citation for the British version of the phrase, touch wood,... [DOC] [TLE] touch wood - Wiktionary [PAR] English[edit]. Wikipedia has an article on: knocking on wood. [DOC] [TLE] Touch Wood for Luck | The History & Superstition of 'Touch Wood' [PAR] Learn about the history and superstition behind touch wood for luck. ... Few 
people know why they do it, but still today when we mention something good that 
we would like ... The second "knock" was to say "thank you. ... the phrase is used 
for the same purpose and it also means exactly the same as the English 
equivalent. [DOC] [TLE] What does Touch Wood mean? | Learn English [PAR] May 23, 2009 ... Touch wood - British English Knock on wood - American English ... Touch wood 
is an example of a superstition: something that we do in order... [DOC] [TLE] Why do people say 'touch wood'? - Quora [PAR] It's a superstitious belief that when you compliment/say something too good 
about a person it .... Why do we say 'touch wood' whenever we want something to 
happen? ... No place has utterly unregulated speech, the UK included -- except 
maybe Somalia, where you can say anything you like as long as you back it up 
with an... [DOC] [TLE] etymology - What is the origin of the phrase 'touch wood'? - English ... [PAR] Jan 12, 2016 ... knock on wood. Why do we say knock on wood and tap wood or our heads after 
declaring that some calamity has never happened to us? [DOC] [TLE] How do you say "knock on wood" in your language? - Duolingo [PAR] For example, in the US, according to what I've observed, people say "knock on 
wood". While where I live, in India, we say "touch wood" while speaking English. [DOC] [TLE] Touch wood - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Definition of touch wood in the Idioms Dictionary. touch wood phrase. ... (British, 
American & Australian) also knock (on) wood (American). something that you say 
when you want your luck or a good situation to continue It's been fine all week 
and, touch ... We haven't had any problems with the car so far, knock on wood. [DOC] [TLE] Why Do We Knock On Wood? - Today I Found Out [PAR] Jan 24, 2014 ... So why do we feel compelled to knock on wood as an insurance policy ... sure 
and while you'll often read detailed accounts of how the saying comes ... ago, first 
documented in 1905, with the British equivalent touch wood,... [DOC] [TLE] Why Do We Knock on Wood? | Mental Floss [PAR] Apr 16, 2013 ... More recently, simply saying the phrase knock on woodor touch wood in the 
UKhas replaced actually knocking. Where'd all this come... [DOC] [TLE] Knock on wood - meaning and origin. - The Phrase Finder [PAR] Knock on wood - the meaning and origin of this saying. ... In the UK, the phrase '
touch wood' is used - often jokingly by tapping one's head. The phrases are... [DOC] [TLE] why do we say ''touch wood

Question: The British say "Touch wood"; we say this "wood"
Answer: Knock