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LESSON 1 · Think Like Sherlock

PAUSE TO THINK

Did Sherlock Holmes ever say "Elementary, my dear Watson"?

No — that exact line never appears in Doyle's original stories

Holmes says "Elementary" and addresses "my dear Watson" separately, but never the full famous phrase. It was popularized later by stage and film adaptations, not by Conan Doyle himself.

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