Three men in a boat
Three men in a boat, the famous and humorous book written by the English author Jerome K. Jerome, an account of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) …
English language idioms
English language idioms, the importance, evolution and linguistic meaning of this fundamental aspect of the American English language for every learners. We often read and hear the phrase “language is a living …
Medical Quotes
Medical Quotes, aphorisms, ideas, thoughts, criticisms and humorous sentences about doctors, medicine, good health, diseases, life and finally death, part one. The most terrible fear that anybody should have is not war, …
Welsh history and legends
Wales! Wales! Home sweet home is Wales Till life is past My love shall last My longing, my hiraeth’ for Wales. The land of my fathers, the land of my choice, The …
Quotes and aphorisms on Scotland
Quotes and aphorisms on Scotland, about the beauties of the country and the traditions of its people with some good humour too. The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease …
Robert Louis Stevenson poems
Robert Louis Stevenson poems. Humour, as such, does not seem to be a major part of Scottish culture, as it is with the English or the Jews. On the other hand there …
Funny and crazy notices
Funny and crazy notices, humorous notices and boards around the world in the English Language. In a small town in North Carolina there is a junk yard that has a huge sign …
Ireland quotes and aphorisms
I know where I’m going I know who’s going with me I know who I love And the devil knows who I’ll marry. Traditional Irish folk song (Judy Collins) (Ireland quotes and …
Irish quotes and aphorisms
Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards, I take the air there willingly, perhaps more willingly than elsewhere, when take the air I must. (Irish quotes and aphorisms) Samuel Beckett …
Irish proverbs and sayings
Irish proverbs and sayings, a very complete collection of words of wisdom. The Irish are known for their humor, wit, and strong character. There have been several notable Irish writers and authors …
Irish modern history
Irish modern history and the character of the people who live in Ireland, the Emerald Isle. At the start of the 19th century, Irish soldiers formed a considerable proportion of the British …
The language of Slang
The reaction to any word may be, in an individual, either a mob-reaction or an individual reaction. It is up to the individual to ask himself: Is my reaction individual, or am …