Where did the phrase “in point of fact” come from?

Published December 27, 2010

Question by Evil Chick: Where did the phrase “in point of fact” come from?
I use the phrase “in point of fact” a lot, and my boyfriend always asks what in the world that means. Obviously, I know the general meaning of the phrase, but does anyone know where it originated?

Best answer:

Answer by smci
It’s a long-used English idiom and it’s been around for at least two hundred years (citations below), if not much longer.
I don’t think it’s that distinctive an idiom that anyone could be said to have “invented” it.
You might get more insight by tracing its translations in other languages.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/search/Search.aspx?By=0&SearchBy=4&Word=in+point+of+fact
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/in_point_of_fact/

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