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A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
A very popular one is "Eşek sudan gelince" (When a donkey comes ashore from the sea) Ukrainian – коли рак на горі свисне ("koly rak no hori svysne"), "when the crawfish whistles on the mountain"; or a longer variant коли рак на горі свисне, а риба заспіває ( koly rak no hori svysne, a ryba ...
Relations Between Officers and Men: Non-antagonistic and democratic relations between officers and men make for a stronger army. 14: 6: Relations Between the Army and the People: An army that is cherished and respected by the people, and vice versa, is a nearly invincible force. The army and the people must unite on the grounds of basic respect ...
The singer and actress told PEOPLE the wise words came from an "actress that I really respect" Selena Gomez is sharing some special words of wisdom she’s received from her peers.. At the 2024 ...
"Shooting the messenger" (also "killing the messenger" or "attacking the messenger" or "blaming the bearer of bad tidings / the doom monger") is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of blaming the bearer of bad news, despite the bearer or messenger having no direct responsibility for the bad news or its consequences.
In a post shared on Reddit, the anonymous, 40-year-old man writes that he and his wife, Anna, recently had a baby girl. "During the pregnancy we had settled on the name Elizabeth," he writes.
An early survey of nodding and other gestures was The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, written by Charles Darwin in 1872. Darwin wrote to missionaries in many parts of the world asking for information on local gestures, and concluded that nodding for "yes" was common to many different groups.