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On Christmas an essay by G. K. Chesterton from All Things Considered, London 1908, plus some links to other posts …

Halloween thoughts and poems, quotes and aphorisms by the World of English, that is English-culture.com blog and Carl William Brown …

200 Best African proverbs and sayings to give wise life advice for various situations and inspire people all over the …

Quotes and aphorisms on Scotland, about the beauties of the country and the traditions of its people with some good …

Proverbs from China, old saying of Chinese great wisdom from letter M to Y The secret to living well and …

Irish modern history and the character of the people who live in Ireland, the Emerald Isle. At the start of …

American slang is the body of words and expressions frequently used by or intelligible to a rather large portion of …

The reaction to any word may be, in an individual, either a mob-reaction or an individual reaction. It is up …

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they can talk sense. Robert Frost …

United Kingdom Test Sometimes it is useful to test the knowledge of our students using a test, a quiz or …