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  2. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots; A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills; A mill cannot grind with the ...

  3. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.

  4. Metonymy - Wikipedia

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    The words metonymy and metonym come from Ancient Greek μετωνυμία (metōnumía) 'a change of name'; from μετά (metá) 'after, post, beyond' and -ωνυμία (-ōnumía), a suffix that names figures of speech, from ὄνυμα (ónuma) or ὄνομα (ónoma) 'name'.

  5. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    According to Luke 23:46, the last words of Jesus on the cross in medias res: into the middle of things: From Horace. Refers to the literary technique of beginning a narrative in the middle of, or at a late point in, the story, after much action has already taken place. Examples include the Iliad, the Odyssey, Os Lusíadas, Othello, and Paradise ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    when the reason for the law ceases, the law itself ceases: A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has ceased to exist or does not correspond to the reality anymore. By Gratian. cetera desunt: the rest are missing: Also spelled "caetera desunt". ceteris paribus: all other things being equal

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    The regulator in October opened an investigation into 2.4 million Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) software after four reported collisions, including a 2023 fatal crash.

  8. White Sox announce new name for widely mocked ... - AOL

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    The change was announced with the fanfare of a 10-second social media video posted at 6:45 p.m. CT on a Tuesday. Notably, the logo for the field will still include a big, ...

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    Kirk Herbstreit gets emotional on ESPN after Ohio State's win over Notre Dame. Weather. Weather. AccuWeather. Santa Ana wind poses significant threat to Southern California this week. Weather.