The English culture is defined distinctly with the usage of Proverbs, phrases and quotations which portray the social and ethical values of its society from time immemorial. Spoken English language enriches itself when there is a modest use of Proverbs, phrases or quotations.
a. Proverbs
Often we need to express our feelings and emotions with others in a metaphorical pattern and tend to use the sayings and proverbs originally spoken by some famous author or writer. Their famous proverbs are useful even today in our everyday speech, thoughts or conversations. They not only add zing to our expressions but also bring out the needed essence in English language. A famous proverb such as "A friend in need is a friend in deed" still comes handy and important in essays, day to day conversations as well as public speaking forums. Learners can certainly benefit from these proverbs while portraying their literal expressions subjectively.
b. Phrases
While Proverbs are short sayings that express the hidden truth in a traditional way, phrases are still condensed form of expressions which form a small unit of knit words that help construct a sentence.
'The beautiful pink chrysanthemums with their smiling faces sang.' Over here the phrase 'The beautiful pink chrysanthemums with their smiling faces sang' is a subject of the verb 'sang' and nevertheless is more expressive with its simple yet meaningful network of adjectives and nouns. While the strength of the words that form a phrase, phrases could be anything from one to five (or even more) what is important to understand is its effectiveness in conveying a particular expression or meaning. Just take a look at each of these small phrases and the network they form when they further metamorphose to form larger ones.
dog
a dog
with a dog
man with a dog
the man with a dog
near the man with a dog
standing near the man with a dog
A lovely woman standing near the man with a dog
As we understand the network of the phrases one thing that a learner has to keep in his mind is how much rich a phrase can get as he applies it in his sentence or is the phrase itself a sentence as exemplified above.
c. Quotations
English language is incomplete without usage of quotations and their implications. Whether its public speaking, group discussion, debates or giving a presentation we often use famous quotations spoken by great veterans, political and philosophical leaders and awarded authors in history. These quotations form one of the important parts of English society and culture. The corporate world, public services and other managerial gurus bring out an efficient and motivational use of it in their lectures. By and large the learners too benefit from the same as they get to relate and apply these famous quotes in their day to day experiences adding a literal touch to their writings and speech.
As the learners look forward to improve their English language skills they gradually develop a strong bonding with the traditions and culture of English society by implementing the functions of these elements such as proverbs, phrases and quotations.