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this dates back to the medival ages when it was believed that the dead could come back in spiritual form, aka, ghosts. to speak ill of the dead would mean that the dead would cause you to be haunted and cursed. It can also mean other things, like, 'what's done is done'.
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Why is it considered wrong to speak ill of dead?
Because they cannot defend themselves.
What are common phrases using the word speak?
Some common phrases using the word speak are: on (or not on) speaking terms with someone; speak English, speak ill of someone; speak ill of the dead; speak in rhymes; speak no good of someone; speak of the dead; speak no evil; speak out; speak softly and carry a big stick; speak the truth; speak truth to power; speak to me; speak up; think before you speak
What are the release dates for 7th Heaven - 1996 Don't Speak Ill of the Living or the Dead 8-15?
7th Heaven - 1996 Don't Speak Ill of the Living or the Dead 8-15 was released on: USA: 9 February 2004 Hungary: 4 May 2006
What will you like others to say about you when you are gone?
Well, hopefully good things, as it's a bit of a taboo to "speak ill of the dead".
Modern word for spake?
To speak - as in, he was too ill to speak
You speak ill of me and you will be destroyed Who am I?
Brezhnev
Is it true that Martin Luther King Jr was an adulterous womanizer and that the FBI has surveillance tapes to prove it?
That's the rumor but you know what happens to people who speak ill of the dead!
What motivated Franco Vasquez De Coronado to explore?
Im guessing you dont speak english so ill do it in Africaans Uthe Be stedy for in greedius mamimito calm
Can renesmee from twilight get ill?
no as she is part vampire so they dont get ill
Is jeanne cooper ill?
no, she is dead
When was Speak of the Dead created?
Speak of the Dead was created on 2006-03-24.
ill,sick,dead?
I am well! The dead will be slow to answer - if they bother at all!
