Social Class

Published on Jul 04, 2018

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Social Class

By Tom Songer
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Can I ask you a question?

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What is a proverb?

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Nothing defines a culture as distinctly as its language...

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...the elements of language that "best suits"...

...a society's values and beliefs is its proverbs.

... a phrase expressed as truth (or advice) based on common sense or experience

Break a leg!

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...way to wish 'good luck' to an actor before a performance...

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avoid saying 'good luck' out loud, which is considered unlucky.

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People often said 'break a leg' to Olivier, but he didn't really need it

“Danny's family told him to “break a leg” right before he went up on stage.”

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Also called a metaphor

Also called a metaphor

"Fingers crossed"

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Knock them dead!

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What is a proverb?

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A bad penny always turns up.

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...this proverb refers to the recurrence of any unwanted event.

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Money doesn't grow on trees.

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The best things in life are free.

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Time is money.

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Save your pennies for a rainy day

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Money talks

You can't take it with you when you go.

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Man's best friend....

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...dog that performs valuable service to humans, often with reference to dogs.

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Penny for your thoughts...

...an invitation to a person lost in thought to share his or her preoccupation.

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Pennies from heaven...

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Money acquired without effort or risk...any unexpected benefits.

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Two cents worth...

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...an individual's opinion

More bang for your buck...

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...means more for your money

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Arm and a leg...

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...is a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money.

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To be in the red...

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...is to be in debt.

A good man is hard to find...

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...means it is difficult to find a suitable male partner.

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There are 700+ proverbs

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Blow them away!

"good luck"

You'll do great

"Good luck"

This graphic shows the words that are used in English proverbs...

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...with the size of each word indicating how often it occurs.

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Have fun with Wordle

Create your own...

...learn new words...

...have fun doing it!

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850 words were added

"Wordie" is now in the dictionary!

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...a lover of words!

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"Words that drive wordies crazy...

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...adjectives like "fun" and the verb phrase "try and."

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Why don't you "try and"...grrrr!

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Become a wordie and challange yourself.

Jiéshù

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XieXieNi

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Thomas Songer

Haiku Deck Pro User