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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


Don't speak ill of the dead?

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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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


How is it wrong to date someone older than you?

It is not wrong to date someone older than you although society may speak ill of it. However, do make sure you share a similar level of maturity for a good relationship.


You speak ill of me and you will be destroyed Who am I?

Brezhnev


What is the prefix of ill gotten?

The prefix of "ill gotten" is "ill," which means harmful or morally wrong.


What should you do if someone is lying about being seriously ill?

You would really have to know for a certain fact as that would be quite the accusation. Speak with them and tell them what they are doing is wrong and it has to stop.


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!


Is jeanne cooper ill?

no, she is dead


ill,sick,dead?

I am well! The dead will be slow to answer - if they bother at all!