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You've probably used these proverbs, or at least have heard them used at some point in your life. But for this brainteaser quiz, they have been re-written using BIG WORDS that mean essentially the same thing, but sound a whole lot different.
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kids.niehs.nih.gov/doublesptx.htm
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･ 1. You can't teach an old dog new tricks ･ 2. Look before you leap ･ 3. He who laughs, laughs best ･ 4. Beggars can't be choosers. ･ 5. All work and no play makes John a dull boy. ･ 6. Beauty is only skin deep ･ 7. Don't cross that br...
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If you can translate these camouflaged (but familiar) witticisms, you have a talent for making clear writing out of mud. ... Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity. ... Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.
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www.cord.edu/faculty/sprunger/e315/dbltk.html
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Read the descriptions provided below and try to guess which proverb (old saying) they each represent. Don't worry if you express the proverb in a slightly different way. Over the years, there are many slightly different ways of expressing an old proverb! ... « Rebus Puzzle Boxes 5 | Top | Double-Speak Proverbs 2 »...
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A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs : proverbes français, italiens, allemands, néerlandais, espagnols, portugais, danois & traduction en anglais, de Henry Bohn (1857) ... Conflicting Proverbs (rinkworks.com) ; "There are a variety of proverbs almost all English speakers are familiar with. We regard these words of wisdom...
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www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/proverb.htm
www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/proverb.htm
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Dictionary of Doublespeak ... The words listed here are ones that are often used by politicians and the media to put spin on an idea. The following words mean almost the same thing, but convey completely different images to ... Affirmative Action / Racial Discrimination - Both mean "preferential treatment for a particular race".
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www.newspeakdictionary.com/ns-same.html
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Doublespeak Proverbs; The following proverb brainteasers also represent well known facts . . . old sayings that have been relied on for hundreds of years. You've probably used these proverbs, or at least have heard them used at some point in your life.
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Doublespeak is language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often resulting in a "communication bypass."; Can Richard Eng help his students understand below? It is fruitless to indoctrinate a super-annuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
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