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Can you trust a proverb?

Can you trust a proverb?

Mepham, John Henry

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 150584116X
ISBN13: 9781505841169
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 5 2015
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.08 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
This is a book which uses the interesting subject of proverbs as a way of getting the reader interested in the English language.The book describes proverbs and, in particular, illustrates many examples where a proverb contradicts another - hence, the title CAN YOU TRUST A PROVERB? The contradictions will surprise the reader.It is the writer s view that a briefest study of proverbs will entice the reader to consider in more detail the English language. The result being the beneficial effect on the reader s career and on life generally.All languages benefit from the inclusion of proverbs and proverbial expressions and without their words of wisdom and wit languages would be duller. It is, therefore, in everyone s interest to keep proverbs alive. The reader can help in that respect. As a modern proverbial expression says - every little helps.As the reader examines lists of proverbs it will be seen that there is a proverb for most situations and subjects. To prove that last sentence consider - You can t judge a book by its cover! John Mepham

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