Latin and English

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 …

Nonsense quotes

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they can talk sense. Robert Frost Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter. …

Sports quotes

Sports quotes, aphorisms and ideas on athletes, life, perseverance and competition by the World of English blog. Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, …

Canada quotes

Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States. Bartlett J. Brebner Canadians spend half their time trying to convince Americans that they’re not English… …

Self-acceptance quotes

Self-acceptance quotes. Self-acceptance can be defined as the awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses, the subjective appraisal of one’s talents, capabilities,  general worth, and feelings of satisfaction with one’s self despite deficiencies …

Anarchy Quotations

The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that even a small, distant and far away country like Afghanistan cannot be left to break up into …