What really are proverbs, where do they come from, how are they disseminated and what function do they have in modern society? Those are questions that are often asked when people reflect on the ...

A book of proverbs in English, Maltese and Portuguese was recently published by the International Association of Paremiology (IAP) and launched at the Municipal Library in Tavira, Portugal. Entitled ...

'A rolling stone gathers no moss.' 'A leopard doesnt change its spots.' 'A fool and his money are soon parted.' We're guessing you've heard these and several other English proverbs in your time. In ...

In this episode we will learn about words that describe spatial relationships or where things are in relation to one another. We will also listen to some proverbs (traditional sayings). Hello. I’m ...

September's UVenus question comes to us from Meg Palladino -- What is your favorite proverb or saying, and why? Afshan Jafar (US) My favorite proverb: "He teaches ill, who teaches all." As a teacher, ...

We’ve all, at some point of time or the other, used a proverb or two in our everyday conversations. After all, they’re cool, add a little more meaning to the conversation and help drive the point home ...

Like many old proverbs, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” used to have a very literal meaning before the passage of time turned it into a figure of speech. Not looking a gift horse in the mouth ...

This article addresses both the sources and the structure of the Old English poem Maxims I.A. The proverbial status of a statement in the poem can be determined not only by analyzing its syntactic ...