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  2. Category:Shakespearean phrases - Wikipedia

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    B. Band of brothers. Be all my sins remember'd (quote) Beast with two backs. Between you and I. Brave new world. Brevity is the soul of wit. By the pricking of my thumbs.

  3. Shakespeare's influence - Wikipedia

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    William Shakespeare's influence extends from theater and literatures to present-day movies, Western philosophy, and the English language itself. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of the English language, [ 1] and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [ 2][ 3][ 4] He transformed European theatre by ...

  4. Telephone numbers in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Until 1985, subscribers' telephone numbers in Singapore were five and six digits. Five digits were introduced in 1960s, whereas 5-digit and 6-digit phone numbers were introduced in 1960s as fixed lines grew, but in that year, these changed to seven digits as the introduction of new towns arose (Tampines, Jurong East, Bukit Batok, Yishun and Hougang) and a large number of new numbers were required.

  5. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    US President John F. Kennedy's words "Ich bin ein Berliner" are standard German for "I am a Berliner (citizen of Berlin)." [ 337 ] It is not true that by using the indefinite article ein , he changed the meaning of the sentence from the intended "I am a citizen of Berlin" to "I am a Berliner ", a Berliner being a type of German pastry, similar ...

  6. Shakespeare bibliography - Wikipedia

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    Summary. In Messina, Italy, a young prince named Don Pedro arrives from Aragon to visit a friend of his, Leonato. With him he brings a Florentine named Claudio, a soldier named Benedick, and his bastard brother, Don Jon. Upon their arrival, Claudio falls in love with Leonato's daughter, Hero and wishes to marry her.

  7. Klingon language - Wikipedia

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    The Klingon language (Klingon: tlhIngan Hol, pIqaD: , pronounced [ˈt͡ɬɪ.ŋɑn xol]) is the constructed language spoken by a fictional alien race called the Klingons in the Star Trek universe. Described in the 1985 book The Klingon Dictionary by Marc Okrand and deliberately designed to sound "alien", it has a number of typologically uncommon ...

  8. Shakespeare's plays - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's plays are a canon of approximately 39 dramatic works written by the English poet, playwright, and actor William Shakespeare. The exact number of plays as well as their classifications as tragedy, history, comedy, or otherwise is a matter of scholarly debate. Shakespeare's plays are widely regarded as among the ...

  9. Official languages of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    As of 1983, the Security Council (like the General Assembly) recognized six official and working languages: Arabic, English, French, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. [ 18] In the Economic and Social Council, as of 1992, there were six official languages (Arabic, English, French, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish) of which three were working ...