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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"quotes and proverbs" what's the difference? thanks

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00Could you please tell me the difference between 01i00quotes 02i00and 01i00proverbs 02i00?02br
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0 Hi Ernest02br 02br 00Unlike a proverb, a quote is not necessarily well-known or old, and a quote is not necessarily a profound or wise saying. 0-

— Yankee

  • 0 Hi Ernest02br 02br 00Unlike a proverb, a quote is not necessarily well-known or old, and a quote is not necessarily a profound or wise saying.
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0 Hi Ernest02br
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00Unlike a proverb, a quote is not necessarily well-known or old, and a quote is not necessarily a profound or wise saying. In addition, we generally know who we are quoting.0-
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0 I think I know what you mean, Yankee. 02br
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00But when I search in the web, they consider, lets say, 'The soul of conversation is sympathy' by Thomas Campbell, as a quote. Is that right? 02br
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0 Whenever something is 01b00attributed to someone02b00, it can't be a proverb, it's a 01b00quote02b00. Proverbs are 01b00popular wisdom.02b0-
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0 01font01font00Whenever something is 01b00attributed to someone02b00, it can't be a proverb, it's a 01b00quote02b00. Proverb are 01b00popular wisdom.02b00 02font02br
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Thanks.. your explanation was brief but concise it helped a lot^^
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attributed to someone..
what this mean??
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Anonymousattributed to someone
If I claim that you said something, I am attributing those words to you.

CJ
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