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42. "To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." — Bono. 43. "If you are not being treated with respect, don't be a doormat ...
The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel, probably a derivative of dog. [1] In English, it has been used as an adjective since the 14th century and a noun since at least 1630. [2] Appearing since ancient times in the literatures of many cultures, doggerel is characteristic of nursery rhymes and children's song. [3]
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the exact same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of rhyming (perfect rhyming) is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic effect in the final position of lines within poems or songs. [1]
One might as well throw water into the sea as to do a kindness to rogues; One law for the rich and another for the poor; Opportunity does not knock until you build a door; One swallow does not make a summer; One who believes in Sword, dies by the Sword; One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two ...
The rhyming words are not omitted, to make the slang easier to understand. Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. It is especially prevalent among Cockneys in England, and was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London; hence its alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang.
Two decades ago, when I first saw Denzel Washington in Spike Lee's Malcolm X, I was blown away. From his authentic portrayal of the Civil Rights leader to his natural ability to command every ...
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote more than 500 pieces.With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by The New York Times to be the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry.
A common farewell. The "you" is plural ("you all"), so the phrase must be used when speaking to more than one person; pax tecum is the form used when speaking to only one person. peccavi: I have sinned: Telegraph message and pun from Charles Napier, British general, upon completely subjugating the Indian province of Sindh in 1842 ('I have Sindh ...