Mark Twain passage of boat, was a measure on the sounding line. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain." The riverboatman's cry was "mark twain" or, more fully, "by the mark twain", meaning "according to the mark [on the line], [the depth is] two [fathoms]", that is, "The water is deep and it is safe to pass." Twain said that his famous pen name was not entirely his invention. In "Life on the Mississippi", he wrote: Captain Isaiah Sellers was not of literary turn or capacity, but he used to jot
Shoes (Shania Twain song) chose it as an AMG Track Pick. "Shoes" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of September 10, 2005 at number 57. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 29 on November 5, 2005, where it remained for one week. "Shoes" became Twain's third consecutive single to miss the top 20. Shoes (Shania Twain song) "Shoes" is a song performed by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from the "Desperate Housewives soundtrack" in 2005. The song was written by Twain and then-husband, Mutt Lange,