Ever need a fact or quotation on commendations? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this single word. It represents a compilation from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term “commendations,” including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. The entries cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This “data dump” results in many unexpected examples for commendations, since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under “fair use” conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Webster’s Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).

Ever need a fact or quotation on "legend and romance"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "legend and romance," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "legend and romance," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "legend and romance," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.

Familiar Quotations

Commendations

Spintharus, speaking in commendation of Epaminondas, says he scarce ever met with any man who knew more and spoke less.–Plutarch

The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us.–Charles Saint-Evremond

Reprove thy friend privately, commend him publicly.–Solon

Commendations – "Celebrating"

Never celebrate until you are really out of the woods. They might be behind the last tree.–Anonymous

Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!–Amanda Bradley

Celebrate we will because life is short but sweet for certain we're climbing two by two to be sure these days continue.–Dave Matthews

Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.–Deborah Meier

We have all eternity to celebrate our victories, but only one short hour before sunset in which to win them.–Robert Moffat

Celebrate what you want to see more of.–Thomas Peters

Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!–Swahili Warrior Song

• Prefacevi
• Familiar Quotations1
• Commendations1
• Commendations – "Celebrating"1
• Commendations – "Compliment"1
• Commendations – "Credit"2
• Use in Literature3
• Commendations3
• Commendations – "Attention"16
• Commendations – "Beauty"16
• Commendations – "Being"17
• Commendations – "Best"18
• Commendations – "Book"18
• Commendations – "Business"19
• Commendations – "Cared"19
• Commendations – "Celebrating"21
• Commendations – "Character"23
• Commendations – "Consideration"23
• Commendations – "Country"24
• Commendations – "Deserving"24
• Commendations – "Doubts"25
• Commendations – "Far"26
• Commendations – "Father"27
• Commendations – "Few"28
• Commendations – "Found"29
• Commendations – "Friend"29
• Commendations – "Gentlemen"30
• Commendations – "God's"31
• Commendations – "Grace"33
• Commendations – "Great"33
• Commendations – "Hand"35
• Commendations – "Having"36
• Commendations – "Hear"37
• Commendations – "Heart"39
• Commendations – "Herself"39
• Commendations – "Home"40
• Commendations – "Judgement"40
• Commendations – "Kindly"41
• Commendations – "Lady's"41
• Commendations – "Learned"42
• Commendations – "Leaving"42
• Commendations – "Let"43
• Commendations – "Little"44
• Commendations – "Live"45
• Commendations – "Looked"46
• Commendations – "Lord"46
• Commendations – "Made"47
• Commendations – "Man"49
• Commendations – "Manner"51
• Commendations – "Matter"52
• Commendations – "Means"52
• Commendations – "Methods"53
• Commendations – "Myself"54
• Commendations – "Notice"54
• Commendations – "Officially"55
• Commendations – "Old"55
• Commendations – "Once"56
• Commendations – "People"57
• Commendations – "Person"57
• Commendations – "Placing"58
• Commendations – "Pleased"58
• Commendations – "Praised"59
• Commendations – "Present"60
• Commendations – "Principal"60
• Commendations – "Queen"61
• Commendations – "Read"61
• Commendations – "Return"63
• Commendations – "Sending"63
• Commendations – "Shall"64
• Commendations – "Sir"65
• Commendations – "Soul"66
• Commendations – "Spoke"66
• Commendations – "Spirit"68
• Commendations – "Subject"68
• Commendations – "Taste"69
• Commendations – "Thee"69
• Commendations – "Thing"70
• Commendations – "Thought"71
• Commendations – "Thou"73
• Commendations – "Thus"73
• Commendations – "View"74
• Commendations – "Woman"75
• Commendations – "Words"75
• Commendations – "Work"76
• Commendations – "Years"77
• Commendations – "York"78
• Commendations – "Young"78
• Nonfiction Usage80
• Script Usage80
• Spoken Usage80
• Journalism Usage80
• Bibliographic Usage81
• Encyclopedic Usage85
• Lexicographic Usage95
• Index107