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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Tomorrow is another day; Tomorrow never comes; Too many cooks spoil the broth; Too little, too late; Too much of a good thing; Truth is stranger than fiction; Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it – often attributed to French author Jules Renard (1864–1910) (Like) Trying to grow a goose (The) truth will out

  3. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    The word aujourd'hui / au jour d'hui is translated as 'today', but originally means "on the day of today" since the now obsolete hui means "today". The expression au jour d'aujourd'hui (translated as "on the day of today") is common in spoken language and demonstrates that the original construction of aujourd'hui is lost. It is considered a ...

  4. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    to and too. Too means "in excess" or "also". To is a preposition or is a part of a verb in the infinitive. At the end of a sentence to may also refer to a dropped verb in the infinitive. Standard: I have too much time on my hands. Standard: Kick it to me. trimester. A trimester is a period of three months. [113]

  5. Overchoice - Wikipedia

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    Often, a customer makes a decision without sufficiently researching his choices, which may often require days. [11] When confronted with too many choices especially under a time constraint, many people prefer to make no choice at all, even if making a choice would lead to a better outcome.

  6. Death anniversary - Wikipedia

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    For nine days after the funeral has taken place, novena prayers are offered in a practice called pasiyam (although some start the practice the night after the death). [2] It is also customary for another service to be given on the fortieth day after the death, as it is traditionally believed that the souls of the dead wander the Earth for forty ...

  7. Tautology (language) - Wikipedia

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    This is related to the rhetorical device of hendiadys, where one concept is expressed through the use of two descriptive words or phrases: for example, using "goblets and gold" to mean wealth, or "this day and age" to refer to the present time. Superficially, these expressions may seem tautological, but they are stylistically sound because the ...

  8. Too Many - Wikipedia

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    Too Many may refer to: "Too Many" (Wuda & King Dyl song) "Too Many" (Saweetie song) "Too Many" (Juicy J song) This page was last edited on 30 ...

  9. Verbosity - Wikipedia

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    There are many other English words that also refer to the use of excessive words. Prolixity comes from Latin prolixus , "extended". Prolixity can also be used to refer to the length of a monologue or speech, especially a formal address such as a lawyer's oral argument .