can't anyone tell me what's the difference between proverbs, quotations, idioms and plz give me some famous quotations which i can use in my daily conversations and i don't know the meaning and the first words of this one << Ends meet>>
2006-07-02 03:29:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A proverb is something like 'A stitch in time saves nine' - they're always advisory or some kind of 'truth'. So 'a stitch in time saves nine' means that if you're knitting, you should sort out dropped stitches straight away or you'll end up spending more time on it! Obvious this applies to lots of suitation.
Quotations are just when you repeat pretty much anything anyone's already said. 'Can't anyone tell me' - I've just quoted you!
An idiom is something fairly different. Idioms are common slang phrases, like 'it's raining cats and dogs', meaning it's raining a lot.
Famous quotations... you'll probably have heard a lot already. If you want to sound intelligent by using them (sorry if you don't, but that tends to be why people ask that kind of question) try some Shakespeare. 'Under love's heavy burden I do sink' - that's from Romeo and Juilet. 'As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport' - King Lear.
2006-07-02 06:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by catelf7 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
proverbs are wise sayings handed down from generation to generation.it has to be old and test.
idioms are expressions,common phrases that have an accepted meaning.an example is green with envy or catch 22.
Quotations are taken from books and speeches.
2006-07-02 07:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by ama a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋