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
Shania Twain for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election if eligible to vote. The following day, she issued an apology in a series of tweets saying she was caught off guard by a question asked to her and did not put enough context into her answer, and denied that it was an endorsement of the president. In addition to her various awards for her singles and albums, Twain has received a number of personal honours: Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC (; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records,