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This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope. These are not merely catchy sayings.
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Please keep this category purged of everything that is not an article about a word or phrase. For a list of words relating to English phrases, see the English phrases category of words in Wiktionary , the free dictionary.
Pages in category "Lists of phrases" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Diner lingo;
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
An "Exact phrase" or a word will match in a title. And creating a phrase "with tilde"~ just turns on stemming, (which is equivalent to forming a phrase by joining the words with_greyspace). But "exact phrase"~1 matches the wording in that order plus allows any one extra word to fall between the two words. For example
Pages in category "Lists of English phrases" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
A principle of natural philosophies since Aristotle's time, the exact phrase coming from Carl von Linné. Ἦλθον, εἶδον, ἐνίκησα. Êlthon, eîdon, eníkēsa. Veni, vidi, vici. "I came, I saw, I conquered." With these words, Julius Caesar described his victory against Pharnaces, according to Plutarch. [16]