Latin phrases in English still used in everyday language plus a complete list of Latin abbreviations, for students, teachers and common citizens. Moreover keep always in mind that Ubi dubium, ibi libertas. Where there is doubt, there is freedom.

Ubi dubium, ibi libertas.
Where there is doubt, there is freedom.

Post nubila Phœbus.
After the rain comes the sun.

Nullumst iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius. (Terence)
Nothing has been said now that hasn’t been said before.

Nunc fluens facit tempus, nunc stans facit aeternitatum. (Boethius)
The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.

Humanum genus est avidum nimis auricularum. (Lucrezio)
Mankind is too greedy for lies.

Non exiguum temporis habemus, sed multum perdidimus. (Seneca)
It’s not true that we have little time: the truth is that we waste a lot of it.

Exoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor. (Virgilio)
May an avenger arise one day from my ashes.

Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile. (Hippocrates)
Life is short, art is long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.

Quid est quod est? Ipsum quod fuit. Quid est quod fuit? Ipsum quod est. Nihil sub sole novum. (Giordano Bruno)
What has been is what will be. And what has been done is what will be done. There is nothing new under the sun.

Mundus universus exercet histrioniam. (Petronio)
The whole world plays the comedy

Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses. (Boethius)
If you had remained silent, you would have remained a philosopher.

Mala tempora currunt sed peiora parantur. (Cicerone)
We are living bad times, but worse are coming

Ad vitam Paramus. (Unknown) 
We are preparing for life.

Vulgus (Mundus o Populus) vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. (Unknown)
The world wants to be deceived, and so it is.

Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, Auri sacra fames. (Virgilio)
What do not you force mortal hearts [to do], accursed hunger for gold.

Nimium boni est, cui nihil est mali. (Ennio)
He is too good to whom there is nothing bad.

Ignorantia legis non excusat. (Unknown)
Ignorance of the law does not excuse.

Nil sine magno vita labore dedit mortalibus. (Unknown) 
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Ampliat aetatis spatium sibi vir bonus; hoc est vivere bis vita posse priore frui. (Martial)
The good man extends the period of his life; it is to live twice, to enjoy with satisfaction the retrospect of our past life.

Sic lusus animo debent aliquando dari, ad cogitandum melior ut redeat tibi. (Phaedrus)
So, from time to time, you have to let your mind wander, so that it comes back to you more ready when you need to think.

Viva enim mortuorum in memoria vivorum est posita. (Cicero)
The life of the dead is retained in the memory of the living.

Vitanda est improba siren desidia. (Horace)
One must avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness.

Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia. (Cicero)
Fortune, not wisdom, rules lives.

Non est vivere, sed valere vita est. (Martial)
Life is not about living, but about feeling good.

Brevis ipsa vita est sed malis fit longior. (Publilius Syrus)
Our life is short but is made longer by misfortunes.

As I wrote in other two articles about the influence of Latin in the English language we must be conscious that the English language is full of words that come from Latin or from Romance or Neo-latin languages, such as French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese ans so on.

A Latinism therefore (from Medieval Latin: Latinismus) is a word, idiom, or structure in a language other than Latin that is derived from, or suggestive of, the Latin language. The Term Latinism refers to those loan words that are borrowed into another language directly from Latin (especially frequent among inkhorn terms); English has many of these, as well. There are many Latinisms in English, and other (especially European) languages.

Did you know how much of the English language comes from Latin? About 80% of the English we speak can be traced back to Latin. Many English words share Latin roots with the Romance languages such as Spanish, French, and Italian, so it’s often easy to decode a new word by considering the bits of Latin you know. For example, the Latin root “aud” means “to hear,” which forms the basis for the English words “auditorium” and “audience,” both of which have to do with listening.

But then we have also many Latin phrases and abbreviations that are still used in English; they are typically used in laws and legal documents, but not necessarily only in these texts, and they are more commonly in written English than in spoken English. So here’s a guide to the most common Latin words that are used in English. Learn these and you’ll sound like a native English speaker. Some Latin comes to English in more than the roots of words. There are many phrases used wholesale from the original Latin. It pays to know these common Latin words and phrases we use in English as they come up in a variety of situations. You’ll often see Latin still used in inscriptions or used as an organization’s motto, but you may also be surprised how often it crops up in day-to-day use.

Common Latin Words and Phrases We Use in English with their meanings

Ad hoc: To this, specific.
In Latin, ad hoc literally means to this, which has been adapted by English speakers as a saying that denotes that something is created or done for a particular purpose, as necessary.
We did not have an HR manager at the company, so I formed an ad hoc HR committee.

Ad nauseam: repeating or continuing to the point of boredom
The apparent risks of secondary smoking have been debated ad nauseam.

Alibi: Elsewhere
The word alibi is a Latin phrase that simply means elsewhere, which will make sense to all you crime drama addicts out there who are familiar with the term as used by police, investigators, and other law enforcement professionals. Nowadays, alibi commonly refers to evidence that someone did not commit a (usually) criminal act because he or she was elsewhere at the time the act was committed.

A Priori: Based on hypothesis or theory, rather than experience. Derived by logic, with no observed facts.
Although I have never been a bachelor myself, I of course know a priori that all bachelors are unmarried.

Bona fide: Unquestionable, in good faith.
Since my boss has never been friendly to me, I was surprised when he offered me his bona fide advice on how I could succeed in business.

Bonus: Good. Bonus, from the Latin adjective bonus, which means good, refers to any number of good things in its current English usage.
Most often, bonus refers to an extra sum of money or reward from one’s employer for good performance, which of course is always a good thing.

Carpe diem: Seize the day!
An exclamation urging someone to make the most of the present time and not worry about the future.

Cogito ergo sum: I think, therefore I am.
French philosopher Descartes’ famous formula of 1641 attempting to prove his own existence.

Caveat emptor: let the buyer beware.
The principle that the buyer is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.

Circa; c. around; approximately
The house was built circa 1870.

Coitus interruptus: interrupted congress; aborting sexual intercourse prior to ejaculation.
Coitus interruptus is the only form of birth control that some religions allow.

Compos mentis: in control of the mind (often used ironically).
Please call me back later when I’m compos mentis.

De facto: in fact; in reality. Nowadays, it is used to highlight something that is simply a fact or someone who holds a position, with or without the right to do so.
She was the de facto leader of the book club.
Although the Emperor was the head of state, the de facto ruler of Japan was the Shogun.

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: It is a sweet and glorious thing to die for one’s country.
From Horace, Odes III, 2, 13. Used by Wilfred Owen for the title of his anti-war poem Dulce et Decorum Est.

E.g.: For example
Commonly confused with the similar Latin term i.e., e.g. stands for the Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning for the sake of example. In English, it is used to introduce a list of examples in place of the phrase such as.

Ego: I. A popular term in psychology, ego in fact began as the Latin equivalent of the first person pronoun, I.
It makes sense when considering its modern meaning, which refers to an individual’s sense of self-worth or self-esteem.

Ergo: therefore, consequently. It is one Latin phrase that has maintained its meaning exactly in English usage.
I have never been to Kim’s apartment. Ergo, I cannot tell you what it looks like.

Erratum: error; mistake.
Lists of errors from a previous publication are often marked “errata” (the plural, meaning errors).

Et cetera: etc, and the rest; and so on; and more.
We urgently need to buy medical equipment, drugs et cetera.

Ex gratia: from kindness or grace (without recognizing any liability or legal obligation).
They received an undisclosed ex gratia payment.

Ex libris from the books; from the library:
In the front of a book: Ex Libris John Brown

Extra: In addition to
A common English adjective and prefix, extra is a Latin preposition that means outside or in addition. In English, extra is an adjective, adverb, or prefix that means additional, in addition, or to a greater extent.

Festina lente: Hurry slowly.
An oxymoron =similar to “more haste, less speed”.

Habeas corpus: a court order instructing that a person under arrest be brought before a judge.
The right of habeas corpus has long been regarded as an important safeguard of individual liberty.

I.e.: That is
Sometimes mistaken for the similar abbreviation e.g., i.e. stands for the Latin phrase id est, which literally translates to that is. It is most often used to add information that states something in different words or to give a more specific example: Most of the puppies (i.e., four of the six) found homes over the weekend.

In vino veritas: in wine, truth.
Meaning that a drunk man reveals the truth about himself. 

Latin phrases still used in English

Impromptu: It means spontaneous or without preparation. Something that catches you by surprise. From the Latin phrase in promptu, meaning in readiness, impromptu is a common English adjective or adverb that describes something spontaneous.
My boss called an impromptu meeting today and my colleagues and I were totally unprepared.
She threw an impromptu birthday party for her best friend.

In loco parentis: in the place of a parent.
Teachers sometimes have to act in loco parentis.

In situ: in its original place.
The paintings have been taken to the museum but the statues have been left in situ.

In vitro: (biology) taking place outside a living organism (for example in a test tube) in vitro fertilization

Inter alia: among other things.
The report covers, inter alia, computers, telecommunications and air travel.

Intro: Within.
Originally the first-person present indicative form of the Latin verb intro, meaning to enter, intro in English usage has become a prefix or informal noun that describes the beginning of something (i.e., an introduction).

Multi: Many. Multi is the plural form of the Latin adjective multus, meaning many. In English, it is used as a prefix to describe something that contains more than one of something else.
Multicolored, multifaceted, multicultural, etc.

Nil desperandum: Do not despair.

Per: for each.
This petrol station charges $4.00 per gallon.

Per annum; p.a.: for each year
The population is increasing by about 3% per annum.

Per ardua ad astra: through struggle to the stars.
(motto of the Royal Air Force and others)

Per capita: for each person.
The country’s annual income is $30,000 per capita.

Per se: In itself, intrinsically, of an inherent nature.
My friends and I were celebrating and having a great time, but it really wasn’t a party per se.
These facts per se are not important.

Persona non grata: unacceptable or unwelcome person.
From now on, you may consider yourself persona non grata in this house.

Post-mortem: examination of a body after death; autopsy.
The post-mortem revealed that she had been murdered.

Pro bono (publico): For the good (of the public). Pro bono indicates that something is being done without payment or reimbursement.
The phrase is often applied when lawyers provide legal services for little or no money, though its use is not exclusive to the legal profession.

Pro rata: proportional; proportionally.
The car rental charge is $130 per day and then pro rata for part of a day.

Quid pro Quo: It means “of equal exchange or substitution.” Literally, it means “something for something”. You exchange something of the other’s interest for something of your own interest.
They finally agreed on a quid pro quo agreement, in which John will disclose confidential information to George in exchange for free access to George’s company database.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who shall guard the guards?

Quod erat demonstrandum (QED): which was to be demonstrated.
The abbreviation is often written after a mathematical proof.

Re: about; concerning; regarding
Re simply means about, and in modern times, we see it used most often in responses to emails and in other correspondence to refer to an earlier topic of discussion.
Re: Unpaid Invoice

Sine qua non: essential condition; thing that is absolutely necessary.
Words are a sine qua non of spoken language.

Semi: Half
A prefix borrowed from Latin, semi translates to half. When used in English, it indicates that something is incomplete or partially finished.
Semidetached, semiautomatic, semi-final, etc.

Status quo: Existing state of affairs
This straight-up Latin phrase literally translates to the state in which and is used in English to describe an existing state of affairs, usually related to political or social issues.
Monarchies naturally wish to maintain the status quo.

Sub rosa (adv.): privately, secretly
Latin, literally “under the rose,” which was regarded as a symbol of secrecy

Tempus fugit.
“Time flies.”

Terra firma: dry land; the ground as opposed to the air or sea.
Sandokan and his men set foot on terra firma after three weeks at sea.

Veni, vidi, vici.
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
The report sent by Julius Caesar to the Roman Senate after his battle in 47 BC against King Pharnaces II.

Verbatim: in exactly the same words.
I had to memorize the text verbatim.

Versus; vs.: against.
What are the benefits of organic versus inorganic foods?
In the case of Trump versus Biden, the judges decided…

Vice versa: the other way round. Vice versa is a Latin phrase that literally means in a turned position. In English, it is commonly used to indicate that two things are interchangeable.
My telephone serves me, and not vice versa.

Latin Abbreviations in English

Many Latin abbreviations are still used in English today, though usually in writing. This page lists some of the more common Latin abbreviations, with meanings and explanations. Although you may not need to use Latin abbreviations yourself, it’s useful to be able to recognize them. Their full forms and meanings are given below.

A.D. (anno domini): in the year of the Lord
ad inf., ad infin. (ad infinitum): to infinity
A.M. (ante meridiem): before midday
B.A. (Baccalaureus Artium): Bachelor of Arts
B.D. (Baccalaureus Divinitatis): Bachelor of Divinity
B.L. (Baccalaureus Legum): Bachelor of Law
B.Lit. (Baccalaureus Lit[t]erarum): Bachelor of Literature (or Letters)
B.M. (Baccalaureus Medicinae): Bachelor of Medicine
B.Mus. (Baccalaureus Musicae): Bachelor of Music
B.Phil. (Baccalaureus Philosophiae): Bachelor of Philosophy
B.S., B.Sc. (Baccalaureus Scientiae): Bachelor of Science
c., circ.: circa
cf. (confer): compare
D.D. (Divinitatis Doctor): Doctor of Divinity
D.G. (Dei Gratia): By the grace of God
D.Lit. (Doctor Litterarum): Doctor of Literature
D.M. (Doctor Medicinae): Doctor of Medicine
D.V. (Deo volente): God willing
e.g. (exempli gratia): for example
et al. (et alii, et alia): and others
etc. (et cetera): and the rest, and so forth
et seq. (et sequens, et sequentes, et sequentia): and the following
id. (idem): the same
i.e. (id est): that is
lb. (libra): pound
M.A. (Magister Artium): Master of Arts
M.D. (Medicinae Doctor): Doctor of Medicine
M.O. (modus operandi): method of operating
N.B. (Nota bene): Note well
no. (numero): by number
non obst. (non obstante): notwithstanding
non seq. (non sequitur): it does not follow
p.d. (per diem): by the day
p.a.: per annum
Ph.D. (Philosophiae Doctor): Doctor of Philosophy
P.M. (post meridiem): after midday
P.S. (post scriptum): written after
Q.E.D.: quod erat demonstrandum
R. (rex, regina): King, Queen
R.I.P. (Requiescat in pace): Rest in peace
sic (sic erat scriptum): thus was it written
v., vs.: versus
vox pop. (vox populi): the voice of the people

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Thanksgiving’s Weirdest Secrets: a lighthearted short tour article through the holiday’s odd past and curiosities with some very humorous and brilliant quotes.

Thanksgiving … that is all about overeating. One of the main dishes is actually called ‘stuffing.’ Stuffing? What names did they turn down? ‘Cram-it-in?’ ‘Eat-till-you-can’t-breathe?
Jim Gaffigan

You know that just before that first Thanksgiving dinner there was one wise, old Native American woman saying, “Don’t feed them. If you feed them, they’ll never leave.”
Dylan Brody

Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too much.
Johnny Carson

After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working.
Kenneth Grahame

Thanksgiving: when the people who are the most thankful are the ones who didn’t have to cook.
Melanie White

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! It’s the day you forget about all the fighting and division in the world and just focus on all the fighting and division in your family.
Jimmy Fallon

I love Thanksgiving traditions: watching football, making pumpkin pie and saying the magic phrase that sends your aunt storming out of the dining room to sit in her car.
Stephen Colbert

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
George Burns

Every November, Americans gather around the table to eat too much, argue too loudly, and pretend that the gravy wasn’t a last-minute miracle. But behind the mashed potatoes and polite small talk lies a treasure chest of wonderfully strange Thanksgiving facts – the kind you can pull out at the dinner table to avoid political debates and impress that cousin who thinks he knows everything.

So grab a leftover sandwich (you know it’s better than the original meal) and take a stroll through the quirky side of Thanksgiving.

The First Thanksgiving: A Feast With Lobster? Seal? Swan?

Let’s start with the moment that inspired it all. The famous 1621 feast lasted three whole days, but the menu would shock any modern American. While today’s celebration revolves around turkey, stuffing, and regrettable food-related decisions, the Pilgrims and Wampanoag feasted on lobster, venison, and possibly swan.

One thing they definitely didn’t have? Forks. Those came later – so imagine cutting into a swan with a knife and spoon while maintaining dignity.

Turkeys: Loud, Proud, and Not Always Eaten

Speaking of turkey, it turns out our iconic bird has some quirks of its own. For instance, only the males “gobble.” Female turkeys prefer to “cackle,” perhaps because they’re too refined for such undignified vocalizations.

And yet despite their fame, many Americans don’t even eat turkey anymore. Whether due to taste, health choices, or vegan activism, more and more people are quietly replacing the bird with plant-based alternatives. But don’t worry – enough turkey is still consumed to total 704 million pounds every Thanksgiving.

If you ever feel sorry for the birds, remember at least one lucky turkey gets a presidential pardon. The tradition officially began in 1989, giving one turkey a VIP ticket to a long and peaceful retirement on a farm. Not a bad deal.

Thanksgiving’s Accidental Inventions and Chaotic Aftermaths

Some of the weirdest Thanksgiving stories didn’t happen at the feast – they happened afterwards.

• TV Dinners were invented because someone ordered too much turkey

A food company once massively overestimated demand and was left with thousands of pounds of frozen turkey. What did they do? Invented the TV dinner. American innovation at its finest.

• Plumbers consider Thanksgiving their Super Bowl

Clogged sinks. Blocked disposals. Toilets that surrender to the laws of physics.
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers. Enough said.

• Butterball runs a turkey hotline

Cooking a turkey shouldn’t require emergency intervention, yet Butterball receives over 100,000 calls every season from panicked cooks begging for rescue. Dry? Undercooked? Still frozen at noon? They’ve heard it all.

The Macy’s Parade Used to Include Tigers?

Today’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade floats are all giant cartoon balloons drifting cheerfully over Manhattan. But the first parade in 1924 was a little more
intense. Instead of balloons, Macy’s showcased live animals from the Central Park Zoo, including elephants, camels, and tigers.

Imagine taking your kids to see what you think will be a festive parade and suddenly meeting a tiger on 34th Street. A very different holiday vibe.

Holiday Geography, Astronauts, and Other Oddities

Four U.S. towns are named “Turkey.” Yes, really. Some diehard fans even travel to Turkey, Texas just to eat turkey in Turkey on Thanksgiving.

There was a Thanksgiving celebrated in space. Astronauts aboard the ISS enjoy turkey, cranberry sauce, and zero-gravity leftovers. They do skip the parade.

The Dallas Turkey Trot once set a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as turkeys — nearly 600 runners wobbling through the streets in full feathered glory.

Thanksgiving Songs, Football, and Strange Traditions

• “Jingle Bells” was originally a Thanksgiving song

Written in 1857 as One Horse Open Sleigh, it was meant for Thanksgiving merriment. America liked it so much, we stole it for Christmas.

• Football has been part of Thanksgiving longer than the NFL

Yale and Princeton were already battling it out on Thanksgiving in the 1870s. Detroit has played a Thanksgiving game every year since 1934 – except during WWII, when even football had to take a break.

• On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Americans drink
a lot

“Drinksgiving,” as it has become known, is one of the busiest nights for bars. Maybe people need courage before reuniting with extended family.

A Final Thanksgiving Thought

Thanksgiving is a warm, cozy, slightly chaotic celebration with a long history of strange traditions: from lobster feasts to turkey pardons, from tiger parades to marathon plumbing emergencies. And that’s exactly what makes it charming.

So this year, when the conversation drifts toward politics, taxes, or your life choices, throw in one of these bizarre tidbits. Trust me – talking about gobbling turkeys and malfunctioning garbage disposals is much safer territory.

Happy Thanksgiving – and may your leftovers be glorious!

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Halloween for the year 2025 is celebrated/observed on Friday, October 31st and remember that the most really scaring thing about Halloween is certainly running out of candy.

What the dead had no speech for, when living, They can tell you, being dead: the communication Of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.
T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets

Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness – for then The spirits of the dead, who stood In life before thee, are again In death around thee, and their will Shall overshadow thee; be still.
Edgar Allan Poe

My mother gave me life and when she died she also took it away, so spirits and memories are the only things left.
Carl William Brown

Halloween is bigger than Christmas in America. I’ve experienced it in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., and if you’re in the right neighbourhood, every house is decorated with spooky ghosts, spider webs, and jack-o-lanterns.
Rhys Darby

If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.
Doug Coupland

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
H P Lovecraft

Be wary then; best safety lies in fear.
William Shakespeare

Treats and tricks. Witch broomsticks. Jack-o-lanterns Lick their lips. Crows and cats. Vampire bats. Capes and fangs And pointed hats. Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s Upon us now.
Richelle E. Goodrich

It’s Halloween, The night we all play, Trick or treat, We won’t go away. Be we ghoul or goblin, ghost, We’ll knock on your door, To see who scares you the most.
Anthony T.Hincks

Halloween shadows played upon the walls of the houses. In the sky the Halloween moon raced in and out of the clouds. The Halloween wind was blowing, not a blasting of wind but a right-sized swelling, falling, and gushing of wind. It was a lovely and exciting night, exactly the kind of night Halloween should be.”
Eleanor Estes

The jack-o-lantern follows me with tapered, glowing eyes. His yellow teeth grin evily. His cackle I despise. But I shall have the final laugh when Halloween is through. This pumpkin king I’ll split in half to make a pie for two.”
Richelle E. Goodrich

There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.
Anonymous

On ol’ Halloween Night These monsters join the living If they had it their way They’d stay until Thanksgiving.
Casey Browning

Halloween wraps fear in innocence, As though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat…
Nicholas Gordon

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about but few have seen.
Author Unknown

They that are born on Halloween shall see more than other folk.
Saying of unknown origin

The only thing that really scares me about Halloween is running out of candy.
Melanie White

There’s a little witch in all of us.
Alice Hoffman

Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October’s days.
Author Unknown

Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, “Tonight is Halloween!”
Dexter Kozen

On Hallows Eve, we witches meet to broil and bubble tasty treats like goblin thumbs with venom dip, crisp bat wings, and fried fingertips.
Richelle E. Goodrich

Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet let terror then be turned into a treat.
Nicholas Gordon

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Christmas and the others can end up making you sad, because you know you should be happy. But on Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be”
Ava Dellaira

Halloween is fun, but it wasn’t always my favorite holiday. I think Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.
Tobin Bell

Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world.
William Shakespeare

When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween.
Author Unknown

We are born from the star dust, and there we have to come back, under some nice carpets, to enjoy some cheerful Halloween parties!
Carl William Brown

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.
Miguel de Cervantes

There is nothing that gives more assurance than a mask.
Colette

Halloween isn’t the only time for ghosts and ghost stories. In Victorian Britain, spooky winter’s tales were part of the Christmas season, often told after dinner, over port or coffee.
Michael Dirda

Every Halloween for six years, I was a Ninja Turtle, and Mikey was my favorite. The turtles really made me who I am today. They got me into martial arts, meditation, surfing, skateboarding; big time influence on who I am today.
Greg Cipes

I don’t know that there are real ghosts and goblins, but there are always more trick-or-treater than neighborhood kids.
Robert Brault

If ever there was a holiday that deserves to be commercialized, it’s Halloween. We haven’t taken it away from kids. We’ve just expanded it so that the kid in adults can enjoy it, too.
Cassandra Peterson

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.
Arthur Conan Doyle

People value Halloween, like Valentine’s Day, because they can tell themselves that it’s not merely secularized but actually secular, which is to say, not Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim.
Amity Shlaes

This Halloween the most popular mask is the Arnold Schwarzenegger mask. And the best part? With a mouth full of candy you will sound just like him.
Conan O’Brien

On Halloween, kids get to assume, for one night the outward forms of their innermost dread, and they’re also allowed to take candy from strangers – the scariest thing of all.
Kate Christensen

Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. C.B. is such a loser. He wasn’t even the star of his own Halloween special.
Chris Rock

Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold.
Judith Olney

Proof of our society’s decline is that Halloween has become a broad daylight event for many.
Robert Kirby

Proof of our society’s decline is that Halloween has become a broad daylight event for many.
Robert KirbyWhen black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween.
Author Unknown

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween.
Author Unknown

It’s said that All Hallows’ Eve is one of the nights when the veil between the worlds is thin – and whether you believe in such things or not, those roaming spirits probably believe in you, or at least acknowledge your existence, considering that it used to be their own. Even the air feels different on Halloween, autumn-crisp and bright.
Erin Morgenstern

Halloween starts earlier and earlier, just like Christmas.
Robert Englund

I see my face in the mirror and go, ‘I’m a Halloween costume? That’s what they think of me?’
Drew Carey

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.
Jean Baudrillard

In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day… that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks… I think that made Halloween seem preferable. The idea of having pumpkins and costumes and parties seemed much more appealing than burning down your neighborhood.
Lisa Morton

In our town, Halloween was terrifying and thrilling, and there was a whiff of homicide. We’d travel by foot in the dark for miles, collecting candy, watching out for adults who seemed too eager to give us treats.
Rosecrans Baldwin

On Halloween, don’t you know back when you were little, your mom tells you don’t eat any candy until she checks it? I used to be so tempted to eat my candy on the way to other people’s houses. That used to be such a tease.
Derrick Rose

I’m not a real Halloween kind of guy, because Halloween is every day.
Al Jourgensen

For about 30 years, Halloween was taken over by pranksters. By the ’30s, pranks were causing cities millions of dollars of damage. They considered banning Halloween in many cities, but instead, parents got together and came up with party ideas for kids, and a lot of them involved dressing up and costuming.
Lisa Morton

There haven’t been organized protests, but I have heard of protests where people have wanted to celebrate Halloween.
Lisa Morton

You look at Cheney, Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, and Bush – if you saw them on Halloween, they wouldn’t need a costume. You’d give them a treat and compliment them on what great-looking demons they were. They are demons. There’s no doubt about it.
Tommy Chong

I live in New Orleans part of the year, and it’s a really fun eating town. I bought two homes there, one to live in and one as an investment. They love to eat, drink and dress up in costumes. There are so many reasons to dress up – Mardi Gras, Halloween, Southern Decadence.
Jennifer Coolidge

I hear from many a man around Halloween that’s dressed up as Mama for Halloween. It’s a great costume.
Vicki Lawrence

I’m a really big fan of all things macabre in general; Halloween happens to be my favorite holiday.
Dove Cameron

I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas – that’s my favorite of all!
Joe Nichols

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.
Mason Cooley

October was always the least dependable of months … full of ghosts and shadows.
Joy Fielding

Men say that in this midnight hour, the disembodied have power.
William Motherwell

I hate Halloween. I hate dressing up. I hate – I wear wigs, makeup, costumes every day. Halloween is like, my least favorite holiday.
Amy Poehler

My favorite scary movie was always ‘Halloween.’ I love that there’s hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers’ psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the best mask, hands-down.
Chris Zylka

I’ve never seen ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, I’ve never seen ‘Halloween’, I’ve never seen any of the ‘Friday the 13ths.’
Lin Shaye

I learned to glitter the pumpkins for Halloween not because I went into it thinking, ‘I’m going to glitter some pumpkins!’ No. I bought all of these big, cold, slimy, disgusting pumpkins and tried to carve them, and it was gross, so I had to find something else to do with them. Glitter was life-changing.
Jen Lancaster

It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.
Vincent Price

Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve.
Ray Bradbury

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
Eden Phillpots

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100 famous proverbs, a list of 100 most used and famous proverbs, with a large introduction on their use, starting from John Florio up to our days, edited for the World of English blog by Carl William Brown, a sincere literary avenger. (Find out more about him on Amazon).

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Proverbs where largely collected and used by my old friend John Florio, but of course they were created and employed much earlier from a lot of other different writers all around the world. John Florio was a teacher, an interpreter, a grammarian, a translator, a lexicographer, a writer, a journalist, and a poet. I wrote something about him in my book on William Shakespeare’s genial aphorisms, so if you want to find out more you can download it for free. He was the son of an Italian Protestant exile, Florio (1553-1625) and became one of the most cultured and educated man in Elizabethan England during Shakespeare’s time.

Florio made the development of modern English language his primary mission. Firstly, he became tutor of Italian language to John Lyly and Stephen Gosson and many other writers, then with the accession of James I John Florio obtained a promotion and began a new life at court first becoming reader in Italian to Queen Anne and a year later Gentleman Extraordinary and Groom of the Privy Chamber to the King. In addition to his attendance on the Queen, John Florio was also tutor in Italian and French to Prince Henry at court. He probably supplemented his income also by serving as a minor cog in Sir Francis Walsingham’s vast machinery of state espionage. His dictionary, which by its 1611 edition contained over 70,000 entries, therefore more than the Italian dictionary of The Crusca Accademy published in 1612, catered for both the potential visitor to Italy and the reader who wished to read Italian books, now being imported to England in large numbers.

When we quote John Lyly we have to remember “Euphuism” that is a peculiar mannered style of English prose and it takes its name from a prose romance by this author. It consists of a preciously ornate and sophisticated style, employing a deliberate excess of literary devices such as antitheses, alliterations, repetitions and rhetorical questions. Classical learning and remote knowledge of all kinds are displayed. Euphuism was fashionable in the 1580s, especially in the Elizabethan court. Contents “Euphues” is the Greek for “graceful, witty”. John Lyly published the works Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his England (1580). Both works illustrated the intellectual fashions and favourite themes of Renaissance society – in a highly artificial and mannered style. The plots are unimportant, existing merely as structural elements on which to display conversations, discourses and letters mostly concerning the subject of love. Its essential features had already appeared in such works as George Pettie’s A Petite Pallace of Pettie his pleasure (1576), in sermon literature, and Latin tracts. Lyly perfected the distinctive rhetorical devices on which the style was based.

Florio probably knew Shakespeare; literary London was a small circle, they shared patrons in the Earls of Pembroke and Southampton and Love’s labour’s lost and The tempest both contain passages indicating a familiarity with some of Florio’s other published works. That Shakespeare shared the contemporary interest in all Italian things is suggested by the large number of his plays which are set wholly or partly in Italy, but that Shakespeare was in fact Florio, a theory first advanced in 1927 by the Italian journalist Santi Paladino in a fascist literary magazine, L’impero, is, to say the least, unlikely for many reasons; but the dispute and the research on this field is gathering always more interesting facts and information all around the world, even though as William would say, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Anyway this is a real mistery, as the life of the great national bard of England.

Giovanni Florio, known as John Florio, is anyway recognized as the most important humanist in Renaissance’s England, the author who translated Michel de Montaigne’s Essais into English. When he arrived in London at 18 years old, John Florio found a job as dyer for the Venetian merchant Gaspare Gatti. His passion for literature and writing lead him, seven years later his arrival in London, to publish his first work, First Fruits, a bilingual language lesson manual structured in dramatic dialogues, where he showed that he was able to combine his love for literature, proverbs and poetry, with language teaching, explaining in this way mankind’s debt to literature and to great writers.

This work is particularly interesting as an expression of Florio’s observations and opinions on various aspects of London life at the time, making this book one of the most interesting of the Elizabethan language lesson textbooks. So, with First Fruits, John Florio left the job as dyer and officially began a new career as a language teacher, writer and translator, while having contacts at the same time with actors, writers, theatre businessmen and court men. In his own words we can read: “Firste Fruites which yeelde familiar speech, merie prouerbes, wittie sentences, and golden sayings. Also a perfect induction to the Italian, and English tongues, as in the table appeareth. The like heretofore, neuer by any man published (1578).

Second Fruits publication appeared 13 years later the first one and even contains dialogues about sonnets and poems themes that other language lesson books never dared to include, and of course proverbs, in fact he wrote: “To use them (proverbs) is a grace, to understand them a good, but to gather them a paine to me, though game to thee. I, but for all that I must not scope without some new flout: now would I were by thee to give thee another, and surely I would give thee bread for cake. Farewell if thou meane well; els fare as ill, as thou wishest me to fare.” It is true that proverbs were a usual feature of most Elizabethan language teaching books, and they were also employed in drama writing and theatre playings, but in no manual did they play such an important part as in the Second Fruits.

The proverbs of the book are, in fact, intertwined with those published in a corollary work by Florio, the Giardino di Ricreatione: six thousands Italian proverbs, without their English translations, one of the most important of the earlier collections of this kind. “Proverbs are the pith, the properties, the proofes, the purities, the elegancies, as the commonest so the commendablest phrases of a language.” Florio endeavored particularly “to finde matter to declare those Italian wordes & phrases, that never yett saw Albions cliffes.” Yet, the proverbs used in the Second Fruits seem to have been especially selected as those which could be transported from the Italian to the English without strain or loss of meaning. But in this book Florio also devoted an entire chapter to a discussion of “newes”, “devices”, “tales”, written reports, printed “letters”, rumors, and scandal; so we can say that The Second Fruits might also be considered as one of the earliest pieces of journalism written in England.

Talking about the use of proverbs in language teaching nowadays, we can say that they play a great part in gaining cultural knowledge, metaphorical understanding and communicative competence. Proverbs are a part of every language as well as every culture. They have been used to spread knowledge, wisdom and truths about life from ancient times up until now. They have been considered an important part of the fostering of children, as they signal moral values and exhort common behaviour. Proverbs belong to the traditional verbal folklore genres and the wisdom of proverbs has been guidance for people worldwide in their social interaction throughout the ages. Proverbs are concise, easy to remember and useful in every situation in life due to their content of everyday experiences.

Since a proverb is a short, generally known sentence of the folk which contains wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional views in a metaphorical, fixed and memorizable form and which is handed down from generation to generation, many scholars think that they should be used in teaching as didactic tools because of their content of educational wisdom. When it comes to foreign language learning, proverbs play a role in the teaching as a part of cultural and metaphorical learning. Linguists also claim that the use of proverbs in the teaching of English as a second or foreign language is important for the learners’ ability to communicate effectively.

What’s more proverbs “stick in the mind”, “build up vocabulary”, “illustrate admirably the phraseology and idiomatic expressions of the foreign tongue”, “contribute gradually to a surer feeling for the foreign tongue” and proverbs “consume very little time”. It was also said that proverbs are not only melodic and witty, possessed with rhythm and imagery; proverbs also reflect “patterns of thought”. As proverbs are universal, there are analogous proverbs in different nations that have related cultural patterns. Proverbs are therefore useful in the students’ discussions of cultural ideas when they compare the proverbs equivalents in different languages.

But as the experience shows the incorporation of proverbs in the foreign language classroom is rare. When proverbs are included, they are often used as time fillers and not integrated into a context. The proverbs that are used are often randomly picked from dictionaries, which often include archaic proverbs and new proverbs might therefore be missed. The suitability of proverbs in teaching is due to their form; they are pithy and easy to learn, they often rhyme and contain repetition figures like alliteration and assonance. Some scholars propose the use of proverbs in a range of areas within language teaching: grammar and syntax, phonetics, vocabulary development, culture, reading, speaking and writing. They state that proverbs, besides being an important part of culture, also are an important tool for effective communication and for the comprehension of different spoken and written discourses.

Obviously proverbs change with time and culture. Some old proverbs are not in use any longer because they reflect a culture that no longer exists, e.g. Let the cobbler stick to his last, which has vanished more or less, because the profession of the cobbler nowadays is rare. However, new proverbs that reflect the contemporary society are created instead, e.g. Garbage in, garbage out, a proverb created due to our computerized time. Old proverbs are also used as so called anti-proverbs today, i.e. “parodied, twisted, or fractured proverbs that reveal humorous or satirical speech play with traditional proverbial wisdom”. One example is Nobody is perfect, which as an anti-proverb is changed to No body is perfect.

Anyway working with proverbs and sayings during the lessons not only helps to diversify educational process and to make it brighter and interesting. Moreover it helps to solve a number of very important educational problems: proverbs in the classroom can improve students’ learning experiences, their language skills, and their understanding of themselves and the world in general.

This happens because proverbs provide opportunities for students to learn a lot of different things about each other and their shared values, human experiences and cultures, the world of linguistic rhetoric figures, since they are full of metaphors, rhymes, puns, irony, humor, definitions, and so on, all seasoned with a strong moral wisdom and an old and proved useful common sense. That’s why now I report in this quite dense article a list of the most used and famous English proverbs, selected by my large collection, that can naturally be used for language teaching and thinking learning as well.

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

2. A little learning is a dangerous thing.

3. A rolling stone gather no moss.

4. A stitch in time saves nine.

5. All is well that ends well.

6. All good roads lead to Rome.

7. Beauty is only skin deep.

8. Birds of a feather flock together.

9. A cat has nine lives.

10. The early bird catches the worm.

11. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

12. Every dog has its day.

13. First come first served.

14. Honesty is the best policy.

15. Actions speak louder than words.

16. Haste makes waste.

17. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

18. Necessity is the mother of invention.

19. No news is good news.

20. Out of sight, out of mind.

21. Rome was not build in a day.

22. Practice makes perfect.

23. Spare the rod, spoil the child.

24. The pen is mightier than the sword.

25. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

26. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

27. Among the blind a one-eyed man is the king.

28. Cash is the king.

29. Strike while the iron is hot.

30. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

31. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

32. Still waters run deep.

33. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

34. Many hands make light work.

35. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

36. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

37. Make hay while the sun shines.

38. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

39. Better late than never.

40. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

41. Ignorance is bliss.

42. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

43. The forbidden fruit is always the sweetest.

44. If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.

45. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

46. It takes two to tango.

47. It’s the tip of the iceberg.

48. Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it.

49. Curiosity killed the cat.

50. Every cloud has a silver lining.

51. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

52. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

53. You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

54. The cat is out of the bag.

55. You made your bed, now you have to lie in it.

56. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

57. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

58. Always put your best foot forward.

59. Look before you leap.

60. Be good and if you can’t be good, be careful.

61. Easy come, easy go.

62. Between the devil and the deep blue sea.

63. Don’t make a mountain out of an anthill.

64. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

65. After the feast comes the reckoning.

66. All that glitters is not gold.

67. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

68. Bad news travels fast.

69. Barking dogs seldom bite.

70. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

71. Beggars can’t be choosers.

72. The best things in life are free.

73. Better a live coward than a dead hero.

74. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

75. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

76. Blood is thicker than water.

77. Charity begins at home.

78. Clothes do not make the man.

79. Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today.

80. Don’t put the cart before the horse.

81. Familiarity breeds contempt.

82. The first step is always the hardest.

83. A friend who shares is a friend who cares.

84. He who hesitates is lost.

85. He who laughs last, laughs best.

86. If you can’t beat them, join them.

87. In unity there is strength.

88. A leopard cannot change its spots.

89. Love is blind.

90. Love makes the world go round.

91. Abundance, like want, ruins many.

92. Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free

93. A man without money is no man at all.

94. Art has no enemy but ignorance.

95. If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.

96. Look not a gift horse in the mouth.

97. A good name is sooner lost than won.

98. A heavy purse makes a light heart.

99. A hungry man is an angry man.

100. A Joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.

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Christmas crackers jokes, Funny Christmas crackers and humorous jokes by English-Culture for your enjoyment and your amusing Christmas Holidays.

Christmas crackers are a British tradition dating back to Victorian times when in the early 1850s, London confectioner Tom Smith started adding a motto to his sugared almond bon-bons which he sold wrapped in a twisted paper package. The story goes that he was inspired to add ‘bang’ when he heard the crackle of a log he had just put on the fire. He decided to make a log shaped package that would produce a surprise bang and inside would be an almond and a motto and soon the sugared almond was replaced with a small gift. Originally sold as the Cosaque it soon became known by the public as the “cracker”.

But it wasn’t until the early 1900s that the paper crown was added by Smith’s sons, Tom, Walter and Henry, after he died and gave the business to them. The idea behind the paper crown is thought to have originated from the Twelfth Night celebrations, when a King or Queen was appointed to overlook the proceedings. Then, by the end of the 1930s, the love poems were replaced by jokes or limericks; they’re corny and seldom improve with the telling, but Christmas lunch wouldn’t be complete without the chorus of groans that corny cracker jokes always provoke.

You can make your own Christmas crackers using empty toilet rolls and tissue or wrapping paper; wrap paper around the toilet roll leaving enough paper on the ends for people to hold onto; pop personalised gifts, sweets and jokes into the tube. You can even buy paper crowns and cracker poppers online to complete your festive fun. Then add card or stiffener in the remaining paper to keep its cylindrical shape, before tying or twisting the paper at the end of the tube. Your cracker is now finished and ready to be shared with party guests!

What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?
Claustrophobia!

Why does Santa have three gardens?
So he can ‘ho ho ho’!

Why did Santa’s helper see the doctor?
Because he had a low “elf” esteem!

What kind of motorbike does Santa ride?
A Holly Davidson!

How will Christmas dinner be different after Brexit?
No Brussels.

What do workers at Sports Direct get for Christmas dinner?
About 5 minutes.

What do you call a cat in the desert?
Sandy Claws!

Who delivers presents to cats?
Santa Paws!

What do you call a dog who works for Santa?
Santa Paws!

What do you call Father Christmas in the beach?
Sandy Clause!

What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective?
Santa Clues!

What did the sea Say to Santa?
Nothing! It just waved!

What does Santa do with fat elves?
He sends them to an Elf Farm!

What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?
A Christmas Quacker!

Who delivers presents to baby sharks at Christmas?
Santa Jaws

What says Oh Oh Oh?
Santa walking backwards!

What goes Ho Ho Whoosh, Ho Ho Whoosh?
Santa going through a revolving door!

What is Santa’s favorite place to deliver presents?
Idaho-ho-ho!

How do you recognise a Christmas tree from BHS?
All the branches have gone.

What’s David Cameron’s favourite Christmas song?
All I Want For Christmas is EU.

Why does Santa go down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
Because it ‘soots’ him!

What’s the difference between the clementine in your Christmas stocking and Donald Trump?
Nothing, they’re both a little orange.

Who is Santa’s favorite singer?
Elf-is Presley!

What do you call Santa’s little helpers?
Subordinate clauses!

What do Santa’s little helpers learn at school?
The elf-abet!

What did Santa say to the smoker?
Please don’t smoke, it’s bad for my elf!

Where does Santa go when he’s sick?
To the elf center!

What do you call a bankrupt Santa?
Saint Nickel-less!

Where do elves go to dance?
Christmas Balls!

What do elves eat for breakfast?
Frosted Flakes!

Who might be cooking Christmas dinner at Number 10 this year?
Theresa May.

Why can’t Mary Berry eat turkey sandwiches?
Paul Hollywood took all the bread.

What do you call a frozen elf hanging from the ceiling?
An elfcicle!

Who is the king of Santa’s rock and roll helpers?
Elfis! (Thank you, thank you very much!)

What type of Shoes does Santa wear when he travels on a train?
Platforms!

What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when a fire is lit?
Krisp Kringle!

Who is Santa Claus married to?
Mary Christmas!

How long do a reindeers legs have to be?
Long enough so they can touch the ground!

What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?
Horn-aments!

Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing?
They always drop their needles!

Who is the Music Elf’s favorite reindeer?
Dancer!

Which of Santa’s reindeers have to mind their manners most?
Rude-olph!

Why has Hillary Clinton asked Santa for a 23-letter alphabet?
Because she is sick of F.B.I.

Why didn’t Roy Hodgson go to visit Santa at The North Pole?
He couldn’t get past Iceland.

Why don’t reindeer like picnics?
Because of all their ant-lures!

What’s worse than Rudolph with a runny nose?
Frosty the snowman with a hot flush!

Did Rudolph go to school?
No. He was Elf-taught!

Why did the Rudolph cross the road?
Because he was tied to the chicken!

What do you call Rudolph with lots of snow in his ears?
Anything you want, he can’t hear you!

What did Santa ask Rudolph about the weather?
Is it going to rain dear?!

Why did the turkey cross the road?
Because he wasn’t chicken!

Why did the turkey cross the road?
Because it was the chicken’s day off!

Why are Jeremy Corbyn’s Christmas cards on the floor?
His cabinet collapsed.

Philip looks out of the window on Christmas Eve: ‘That’s some reindeer’ he says.
The Queen replies: ’63 years. Yes, that is a lot.’

What do you get if you cross Donald Trump with a Christmas Carol?
O Comb Over Ye Faithful.

What happened to the turkey at Christmas?
It got gobbled!

Why did the turkey join the band?
Because it had the drumsticks!

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frostbite!

What do snowmen wear on their heads?
Ice caps!

How do snowmen get around?
They ride an icicle

What do snowmen eat for lunch?
Iceburgers!

When is a boat just like snow?
When its adrift!

What song do you sing at a snowman’s birthday party?
Freeze a jolly good fellow!

How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas?
One that’s deep pan, crisp and even!

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?
A mince spy!

What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
It’s Christmas, Eve!

How does Christmas Day end?
With the letter ‘Y’!

How many letters are in the angelic alphabet?
The Christmas alphabet has “no EL”!

What carol is heard in the desert?
O camel ye faithful!

What do angry mice send to each other at Christmas?
Cross Mouse Cards!

What is the best xmas present in the world?
A broken drum, you just can’t beat it!

How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas?
Fleece Navidad!

What are the best Christmas sweaters made from?
Fleece Navidad!

How did Scrooge with the football game?
The ghost of Christmas passed!

What athlete is warmest in winter?
A long jumper!

What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?
Tinsilitis!

What is the worst disease that you get at Christmas?
Excemas!

What’s green, covered in tinsel and goes ‘ribbet ribbet’?
A Mistle-toad!

What’s the most popular Christmas wine?
‘I don’t like Brussels sprouts!’

Why do ghosts live in the fridge?
Because it’s cool!

What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar?
He got 25 days!

What did the beaver say to the Christmas Tree?
Nice gnawing you!

Why are Christmas Trees like bad knitters?
They keep loosing their needles!

What do you get if you cross a Christmas tree with an apple?
A pineapple!

What do crackers, fruitcake and nuts remind me of?
You!

What’s the best thing to put into a Christmas Cake?
Your teeth!

What do you get if you cross a bell with a skunk?
Jingle Smells!

Where would you find chili beans?
At the north pole!

Why is everyone so thirsty at the north pole?
No well, no well!

Why don’t penguins fly?
Because they’re not tall enough to be pilots!

What do sheep say at Christmas?
Wool-tide Bleatings! or A Merry Christmas to Ewe!

What do you call a bunch of chess players bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?
Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer!

What’s green, covered in tinsel and goes ribbet ribbet?
Mistle-toad!

Which football team did the baby Jesus support?
Manger-ster United!

How did Mary & Joseph know how much Jesus weighted when he was born?
There was a weight in a manger!

What do you call a three legged donkey?
A wonky donkey!

What’s the name of the one horse in “Jingle Bells”?
Bob. (Bells on Bob’s tail ring!)

What is the most competitive season?
Win-ter!

Children: This turkey tastes like an old sofa!
Mom: Well, you asked for something with plenty of stuffing!

What’s the best advice you can give at the UKIP Christmas party?
Avoid the punch.

Why did the three wise men only have frankincense and myrrh?
Because Team GB took all the gold.

Which parent is likely to do the Christmas shop at Tesco this year?
Dad might, Marmite not.

What did the dog breeder get when she crossed an Irish Setter with a Pointer at Christmastime?
A “pointsetter”!

What do sheep say to each other at Christmastime?
Merry Christmas to ewe!

What do sheep say to shepherds at Christmastime?
Season’s Bleatings!

How do sheep say Merry Christmas in Mexico?
Fleece Navidad!

How do Chihuahua’s say Merry Christmas?
Fleas Navidog!

What’s the best thing to put into Christmas dinner?
Your teeth!

Why should Christmas dinner always be well done?
So you can say “Merry Crispness”!

A definition of Christmas:
The time when everyone gets “Santa”-mental.

What’s red, white and blue at Christmas time?
A sad candy cane!

What did one Christmas cracker say to the other Christmas cracker?
My POP is bigger than yours!

What do you call an elf who steals gift wrap from the rich and gives it to the poor?
Ribbon Hood!

What comes at the end of Christmas Day?
The letter “Y”!

What do angry mice send to each other in December?
Cross mouse cards!

What’s the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet?
The Christmas alphabet has “no EL”!

What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
It’s Christmas, Eve!

What happens if you eat too many Christmas decorations?
You get “Tinsel”-itis!

I can’t get to the chocolates in my advent calendar.
Foiled again.

Why is Bob Dylan’s sleigh so quiet?
Because it has Nobel.

“Do you ever buy any Christmas Seals?”
“No, I wouldn’t know how to feed them.”

What is the best key to get at Christmas?
A turkey!

What’s the best thing to give your parents for Christmas?
A list of everything you want!

Why is it so cold at Christmas?
Because it’s in Decembrrrr!

What kind of Christmas tree comes from Hawaii?
“O Tanning Palms”!

What do wild animals sing at Christmastime?
Jungle bells, jungle bells, jungle all the way!

What’s the favourite Christmas Carol of new parents?
Silent Night!

Where do mistletoe go to become famous?
“Holly” wood!

What did one Christmas light say to the other Christmas light?
You light me up!

A Christmas thought:
STRESSED is just DESSERTS spelled backward.

Why do Mummies like Christmas so much?
Because of all the wrapping!

What is green, covered with tinsel and goes “ribbet ribbet”?
A mistle-“toad”!

Did you hear about the cat that swallowed Mrs. Claus’ yarn?
She had mittens!

What did the grape say to the peanut butter?
“‘Tis the season to be jelly!”

This year even the toys are stressed out!
Yeah, they come already wound up!

What did the gingerbread man put on his bed?
A cookie sheet!

What do you call an exploding Christmas tree?
A Tannen-Bomb!

What do you get when you cross a bell with a skunk?
Jingle smells!

Why is the turkey such a fashionable bird?
Because he’s always well dressed when he comes to dinner!

Why did the gingerbread man go to the doctor?
Because he was feeling crummy!

Where does mistletoe go to be an actor?
“Holly”-wood!

Why don’t penguins fly?
Because they’re too short to be pilots!

Why did the mosquito buzz around the bar?
Because he was a “bar humbug”!

What kind of money do they use at the North Pole?
Cold cash!

I keep Christmas in my heart every month of the year.
That’s because it’s on my charge card statement that long!

Where do you keep a Christmas tree?
Between a Christmas two and a Christmas four!

How much difference is there between the North Pole and the South Pole?
All the difference in the world!

Where would you find chili beans?
At the North Pole!

What kind of pine has the sharpest needles?
A porcupine!

What do Eskimos use to hold their homes together?
Ig-“glue”!

What do you call a bunch of chess players bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?
Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer!

A Christmas definition:
The time of year when you exchange “hello’s” with strangers and “good buy’s” with friends!

What is white, lives at the north pole and runs around naked?
A polar bare!

What is in December that isn’t in any other month?
The letter “D”!

I know it’s the thought that counts, not the size of the pressie…
But couldn’t people think bigger?

What did one angel say to the other angel?
Halo there!

What kind of music do elves like best?
“Wrap” music!

How many elves does it take to change a light bulb?
Ten! One to change the light bulb and nine to stand on each other’s shoulders!

What kind of bread do elves make sandwiches with?
Why, shortbread of course!

What kind of money do elves use?
Jingle bills!

Why did Santa’s helper see the doctor?
Because he had low “elf” esteem!

How long should an elf’s legs be?
Just long enough to reach the ground!

What did the elf say was the first step in using a Christmas computer?
“First, YULE LOGon”!

Why did the elf put his bed into the fireplace?
He wanted to sleep like a log!

What’s the first thing elves learn in school?
The “elf”-abet!

Who sings “Blue Christmas” and makes toy guitars?
Elfis!

Who lives at the North Pole, makes toys and rides around in a pumpkin?
Cinder-“elf”-a!

One elf said to another elf, “We had Grandma for Christmas dinner”.
And the other elf said, “Really? We had turkey!”

Why do elves scratch themselves?
Because they’re the only ones who know where it’s itchy!

How do elves greet each other?
“Small world, isn’t it?”

Santa rides in a sleigh. What do elves ride in?
Mini vans!

What do you call an elf who tells silly jokes?
A real Christmas Card!

What do they call a wild elf in Texas?
Gnome on the range!

Why did the elves spell Christmas N-O-E?
Because Santa had said, “No L!”

Why did the elves ask the turkey to join the band?
Because he had the drum sticks!

If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do elves get?
Mistle-toes!

What’s another name for Santa’s helpers?
Subordinate clauses!

Where do you find elves?
Depends where you left them!

(You should see the reindeer’s jokes about elves!)
Laugh at Silly Jokes about reindeer!

What does Rudolph want for Christmas?
A pony sleigh station!

What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?
“Horn”-aments!

Why did the reindeer wear sunglasses to the Christmas party?
Because he didn’t want to be recognised!

How can Santa’s sleigh possibly fly through the air?
You would too if you were pulled by flying reindeer!

What would a reindeer do if it lost its tail?
She’d go to a “re-tail” shop for a new one!

Why is Prancer always wet?
Because he’s a “rain”-deer!

Which reindeer has the cleanest antlers?
Comet!

When should you give reindeer milk to a baby?
When it’s a baby reindeer!

Why does Scrooge love all of the reindeer?
Because every buck is dear to him!

Which of Santa’s reindeer has bad manners?
“Rude”-olph!

What do you call a reindeer wearing ear muffs?
Anything you want because he can’t hear you!

What do reindeer always say before telling you a joke?
This one will “sleigh” you!

How does Rudolph know when Christmas is coming?
He looks at his calen-“deer”!

Where do the reindeer like to stop for lunch?
“Deery” Queen!

What do you give a reindeer with an upset tummy?
“Elk”-a-seltzer!

How do you get into Donner’s house?
You ring the “deer”-bell!

What’s red and white and gives presents to gazelles?
Santelope!

How many reindeer does it take to change a light bulb?
Eight! One to screw in the light bulb and seven to hold Rudolph down!

Did Rudolph go to a regular school?
No, he was “elf”-taught!

Why did Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer cross the road?
Because he was tied to a chicken!

What’s red and green and guides Santa’s sleigh?
Rudolph the red-nosed pickle!

Did you hear that one of Santa’s reindeer also works as a maid?
Yup! Comet cleans sinks!

Why do reindeer wear fur coats?
Because they look silly in snowsuits!

(It helps to have an elf’s sense of fun to really enjoy them!)
Snort at Silly Jokes about Santa Claus!

Why does Santa always go down the chimney?
Because it soots him!
(that’s one of Santa’s favourite jokes! *HO! Ho! ho!*)

Where does Santa stay when he’s on holidays?
At a Ho-ho-tel!

What does Mrs. Claus sing to Santy on his birthday?
“Freeze a jolly good fellow!”

What does Santa put on his toast?
“Jingle Jam”

What do you get if you cross Father Christmas with a duck?
A Christmas Quacker!

An honest politician, a kind lawyer and Santa Claus were walking down the street and saw a $20 bill. Which one picked it up??
Santa! The other two don’t exist!

What do you do if Santa Claus gets stuck in your chimney?
Pour Santa flush on him!

What does Santa say to the toys on Christmas Eve?
Okay everyone, sack time!

What do the elves call it when Père Noël claps his hands at the end of a play?
Santapplause!

Why does Santa like to work in his garden?
Because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe!

What do you call a kitty on the beach on Christmas morning?
Sandy Claws!

Who delivers presents to dentist offices?
Santa Jaws!

Who delivers Christmas presents to elephants?
Elephanta Claus!

Why can’t the England football team play Yahtzee this Christmas?
Because they got rid of Allardyce.

Why is everyone filing for divorce and custody of the kids this Christmas?
Tis the season to be Jolie.

What do you get if Santa comes down the chimney while the fire is still burning?
Crisp Kringle!

Why does St. Nicholas have a white beard?
So he can hide at the North Pole!

What do you call Santa when he has no money?
Saint “Nickel”-less!

What smells most in a chimney?
Santa’s nose!

What does Kris Kringle like to get when he goes to the donut shop?
A jolly roll!

What do you call someone who doesn’t believe in Father Christmas?
A rebel without a Claus!

What is invisible but smells like milk and cookies?
Kris Kringle burps!

What did Santa get when he crossed a woodpecker with kleenex?
Rapping paper!

What does Santa like to have for breakfast?
Mistle-“toast”!

Why does Santa take presents to children around the world?
Because the presents won’t take themselves!

What does Santa use when he goes fishing?
His north pole!

How do we know Santa is such a good race car driver?
Because he’s always in the pole position!

What is twenty feet tall, has sharp teeth and goes Ho Ho Ho?
Tyranno-santa Rex!

What’s red & white and red & white and red & white?
Santa rolling down a hill!

What did Santa say to Mrs. Claus when he looked out the window?
Looks like “rain”, “Dear”!

What’s red and green and flies?
An airsick Santa Claus!

How does Père Noël take pictures?
With his North “Pole”-aroid!

Why does Santa’s sleigh get such good mileage?
Because it has long-distance runners on each side!

What goes Ho, Ho, Swoosh! Ho, Ho, Swoosh?
Santa caught in a revolving door!

What kind of motorcycle does Santy ride?
A “Holly” Davidson!

Where does Father Christmas go to vote?
The North Poll!

What’s red and white and falls down the chimney?
Santa Klutz!

What do you call Saint Nick after he has come down the chimney?
Cinder Claus!

What nationality is Santa Claus?
North Polish!

Why does Santa owe everything to the elves?
Because he is an elf-made man!

What goes oh, oh, oh?
Santa Claus walking backwards!

How many chimneys does Saint Nick go down?
Stacks!

What does Santa get if he gets stuck in a chimney?
Claustrophobic!

What would you call Father Christmas if he became a detective?
Santa Clues!

Who delivers Christmas presents to pets?
Why, Santa Paws of course!

How does Frosty the Snowman get around?
On an “ice”-icle!

What does Frosty eat for lunch?
Ice-“berg”-ers!

What kind of mug does a snowman use for lunch?
A Frosted One!

What does Frosty like to put on his icebergers?
Chilly sauce!

What food do you get when you cross Frosty with a polar bear?
A “brrr” – “grrr”!

Why did Frosty go to the middle of the lake?
Because snow man’s an island!

What did Frosty’s girlfriend give him when she was mad at him?
The cold shoulder!

What does Frosty the Snowman take when he gets sick?
A chill pill!

What falls but never hurts itself?
Snow!

What can bite & nip at your toes but has no teeth?
Frost!

What do you get when you cross Frosty with a shark?
Frost bite!

Who are Frosty’s parents?
Mom and Pop-Sicle!

Who is Frosty’s favourite Aunt?
Aunt Artica!

What does Frosty’s wife put on her face at night?
Cold cream!

What does Frosty the Snowman drink to stay warm?
Ice tea!

What does Frosty eat for breakfast?
Snowflakes! (or was that “Frosted Flakes”?)

Where do Frosty and his wife go to dance?
Snowballs!

What does Frosty the Snowman wear on his head?
An ice cap!

Where does Frosty keep his money?
In a “Snow”-bank! (it is cold cash after all! *grin*)

What did the police officer say when he saw Frosty stealing?
“Freeze!”

What do you get when you cross Frosty with a baker?
Frosty the Dough-man!

What are Frosty’s favourite letters?
I.C.!

What does Frosty call ice?
Skid stuff!

What’s worse than Rudolph with a runny nose?
Frosty with a hot flash!

What did Frosty call his cow?
Eskimoo!

What do you call Frosty the Snowman on roller blades?
A snowmobile!

What kind of cake does Frosty like?
The kind with lots of frosting! (or was that icing? *wink*)

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Latin and English. Latin words, phrases, sentences, quotes, or abbreviations still used in the English language with a comparison between the two languages, some useful links to other posts and resources.

Latin and English often differ in that the former is more concise, preferring meaningful words that avoid redundancies.
Carl William Brown

English is a Germanic language, with a grammar and a core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic. However, a significant portion of the English vocabulary comes from Romance and Latinate sources. A portion of these borrowings come directly from Latin, or through one of the Romance languages, particularly Anglo-Norman and French, but some also from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish; or from other languages (such as Gothic, Frankish or Greek) into Latin and then into English. The influence of Latin in English, therefore, is primarily lexical in nature, being confined mainly to words derived from Latin roots.

Many English speakers may not realize how often English words are actually taken, verbatim, from both ancient and modern languages. Latin, in particular, has been extremely influential not only on the romance languages, such as French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, but also on today’s English. It may come as a surprise to learn that English speakers use common Latin phrases every day, most recognizably in the sciences.

A Latinism therefore (from Medieval Latin: Latinismus) is a word, idiom, or structure in a language other than Latin that is derived from, or suggestive of, the Latin language. The Term Latinism refers to those loan words that are borrowed into another language directly from Latin (especially frequent among inkhorn terms); English has many of these, as well. There are many Latinisms in English, and other (especially European) languages.

As a matter of fact many words that we still use nowadays comes from the latin language; let’s take VIRUS for example, it was used in the 18th and early 19th centuries for “any agent that causes infectious disease.” The word originally derived from the Greek, ios. As well as meaning a poisonous secretion by snakes, it was also used in Latin to mean a poisonous emanation from a plant, a poisonous fluid, a nasty manner of speech or disposition, an acrid juice or a magic potion.

From figurative senses of VIRUS in the old “poison” meaning we get words like VIRULENT and VIRULENCE. These were used earlier in medicine, in reference to wounds or ulcers that were “full of corrupt or poisonous matter.” The figurative senses seem to date from c. 1600.

VIRAL is a 20th century word, originally “of the nature of, or caused by, a virus.” The internet sense of “become suddenly widely popular through sharing” seems to be from the 1990s, originally in the jargon of marketing, and is based on the spread of a computer virus.

CORONA is the Latin word for “a crown, a garland,” in ancient Rome especially “a crown or garland bestowed for distinguished military service.” Our English CROWN is just the same Latin word passed through French, which beat a few sounds out of it.

Since it left Latin it has acquired many extended senses in botany, anatomy, cigars, beers, etc. A CORONAVIRUS is so called for the spikes that protrude from its membranes and resemble the tines of a crown or the corona of the sun. When I wrote that entry probably very few people had seen a representation of one. Now, probably, all of you have.

HOSPITAL is the same word as HOTEL (and HOSTEL, and, partly, HOSPICE), and is related to both GUEST and HOST, and to HOSPITALITY and HOSTILITY. It’s one of the word-groups that takes you into the deepest trenches of language history and gives you a whiff of the ancestral homelands.

HOSPITAL – mid-13c., “shelter for the needy,” from Old French hospital, ospital “hostel, shelter, lodging” (Modern French hôpital), from Late Latin hospitale “guest-house, inn,” noun use of neuter of Latin adjective hospitalis “of a guest or host” (as a noun, “a guest; the duties of hospitality”), from hospes (genitive hospitis) “guest; host.”

INOCULATION and VACCINATION now are generally used interchangeably for “artificial induction of immunity against various infectious diseases.” There’s a difference, but it’s mostly historical.

INOCULATION describes the older form of the process that was used to protect against smallpox. Another word for it in 18th century English was VARIOLATION, from VARIOLA, the medical Latin word for “smallpox,” which is a diminutive of Latin varius “changing, various,” in this case “speckled, spotted” (related to VARY and VARIOUS).

Other famous words that come from Latin are the following ones:

acumen = ability to make good judgments
agenda = list of things to be done
altruism = selfless concern for others
ambiguous = having a double meaning
aplomb (Fr.) = self-confidence
atrocity = cruel act
avarice = greed
bibulous = excessively fond of drinking alcohol
camp = a place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers.
celibate = abstaining from sex or marriage
certain = determined, fixed from Certus, determined
chivalrous (Fr.) = gallant
condign = worthy, appropriate
conglomerate = parts put together to form a unit while remaining separate identities
corona = a faintly colored luminous ring or halo appearing to surround a celestial body
crepuscular = pertaining to twilight
cull = select from a variety of sources
debilitate = weaken

dirigible = capable of being guided
facsimile = exact copy
ferrous = made of iron
flux = in the process of flowing
fort = a fortified place occupied by troops; an army post.
futile = in vain
garrulity = loquaciousness
hospital = A facility that provides emergency, inpatient, and usually outpatient medical care for sick or injured people.
interred = placed or buried in the earth
hotel = An establishment that provides lodging and usually meals and other services for travelers and other paying guests.
hospice = A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
hospitality = Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.
hostile = warlike, aggressive: a hostile takeover; adverse, contrary, unsympathetic: a hostile response
impecunious = poor
incalculable = too great to be counted
incommunicado (Sp.) = not in communication with others
indefatigability = tireless
inoculation = The act or an instance of inoculating, especially the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
inocultate = to introduce a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into a body
insipid = lacking flavor
introspection = looking within at one’s mental or emotional state
languid = slow, relaxed
latinism = a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
lucubration = meditation
malfeasance (Fr.) = wrongdoing
medicine = from Latin medicina, the healing art, medicine; a remedy,” also used figuratively.
Mediterranean = a sea in the midde of two lands
modicum = small amount
moribund = near death
mundane = worldly as opposed to spiritual
naive = exhibiting lack of experience
obeisance = respect
obvious = clear (from the Latin for “in the way”)
parvenu = celebrity from obscure origins
perpetuate = preserve
perturb = make anxious
plausible = probable
precarious = uncertain
puerile = childishly silly
pulchritude = beauty
pusillanimity = showing a lack of courage

quarantine = A condition, period of time, or place in which a person, animal, plant, vehicle, or amount of material suspected of carrying an infectious agent is kept in confinement or isolated in an effort to prevent disease from spreading
rapport = close relationship
rapprochement (Fr.) = establishment of a harmonious relationship
recalcitrant = obstinate
renegade = a rebellious person
reprisal = retaliation
sacrosanct = very important or holy and not to be messed with
sane = Of sound mind; mentally healthy.
sanity = The quality or condition of being sane; soundness of mind.
simulacrum = image
stipend = fixed allowance
stultify = make appear foolish, cause to loose enthusiasm
succumb = fail to resist
taunt (Fr.) = provoke
tentative = provisional
terrace = flat earth with sloping sides
Terrier = a breed et dog that burrows into the earth for game
turpitude = depravity
ubiquity = found everywhere
vaccination = Inoculation with a vaccine in order to protect against a particular disease.
vaccine = a preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen
virulent = Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness.viral = Of, relating to, or caused by a virus
virus = any of various submicroscopic agents that infect living organisms

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Latin Language: Bennett, Charles E.: New Latin Grammar;
D’Oogle, Benjamin L.: Latin for beginners;
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