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The English language is full that can be confusing for those who are not native speakers

Illustration shows hummingbirds. Trochilidae. - Kolibris, 1 print : color lithograph; sheet 36 x 26 cm. 1904. Ernst Haeckel 1834 a' 1919 German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician

Illustration shows liverworts. Hepaticae. - Lebermoose, 1 print : color lithograph; sheet 36 x 26 cm. 1904. Ernst Haeckel 1834 a' 1919 German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician

Venus between terminal gods by Aubrey Beardsley
Venus Between Terminal Gods by Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1895

Copper Moulds
Copper jelly and cream moulds - the more elaborate cost as much as 18 shillings, a great deal of money in those days, 30 or more in year 2000 term"

Moscow has a Plan
MOSCOW HAS A PLAN - propaganda book by M Ilin describing the Soviet 5-year economic plan in glowing terms. We build in our country a new order

Musical Terms Up To Date - Running Down the Scales An altercation between a market barrow boy and a irate smart lady shopper regarding the setting (and accuracy)

Gossip about Fairies 24
Fairies live on good terms with animals and birds - here, fairies are combing goats beards, something which goats themselves find it hard to do, having no hands (or combs)

Recruitment Poster - British Military
THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 57TH Regimental District - Headquarters, HOUNSLOW, 1900. Chromolithograph poster, printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1900

American Civil War: Generals Grant (left) and Lee meeting on Palm Sunday 1865 to work out terms for the surrender of Lees Army of Northern Virginia. From a Currier & Ives print

Information card, Hotel de Normandie
Information card for the Hotel de Normandie, which may or may not be in Normandy, northern France. Date: early 20th century

Viscount Katsura Taro
Katsura Taro (1848-1913) was a Japanese general within the Imperial Japanese Army, and a politician who is the second-longest serving prime minister of Japan

Khan al-Hatruri, Inn of the Good Samaritan, now West Bank
Vintage 19th century photograph: Khan al-Hatruri (Arabic: ϫϺ┘å Ϻ┘äϡϬÏ▒┘êÏ▒Ï®ÔÇÄ), known in Western terms as the Inn of the Good Samaritan

WW II - German Major General Eric Estler discusses surrender
World War II - German Major Geneeral Eric Estler discusses surrender terms with American Lt. Colonel French, Loire Valley France

The Hungarian delegation, headed by Count Albert Apponyi, arrive in Paris on 7 January 1020 to discuss the Allies peace terms following the end of the First World War. Date: 1920

Fountain of the Organ at Villa d Este, Tivoli, Rome, Italy
Fountain of the Organ at the Villa d Este, Tivoli, near Rome, Italy, dating back to 1568. The movement of the water causes music to play. Date: circa 1890s

Woman selling newspapers announcing Peace Terms, WW1
Original copper plate (cancelled) by Robert Austin, Woman selling newspapers announcing Peace Terms, towards the end of the First World War. circa 1918

Napoleon is ferried halfway across the Niemen river, near Tilsit, to meet Alexander I and negotiate terms with him Date: 25-6 June 1807

French knights discuss with the emissaries of the Sultan the terms whereby Louis IX, captured by the Saracens, might be ransomed and permitted to go home Date: 1250

Cover design, The Angel of Peace has difficulty snuffing out the German candle of militarism with allied peace terms. Date: 1919

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
insert caption Date: circa 1906

Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud
insert caption Date: 1903

TREATY NEGOTIATIONS 1918
Russo-German talks in progress in the session hall at Brest- Litovsk, as the two sides negotiate over armistice terms Date: January 1918

SIGNING ARMISTICE 1918
Admiral Sir David Beatty reads the terms of the Armistice to German delegates aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth at Rosyth Date: 16 November 1918

The Treaty of Versailles
The terms of the Versailles treaty are equivalent to sending Germany to the guillotine. The three figures depicted in black are Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George Date: 1919

Two Mounted Stag heads and Beaver pelts given to King George
Two Mounted Stag heads and Beaver pelts yielded and paid to his Majesty King George VI by the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudsons Bay under the terms of their Charter

The Russo-Japanese War - Discussing Russian Surrender
The Russo-Japanese War of 1905-05 - Japanese and Russian commanders discuss the terms of the Russian Surrender. Date: circa 1905

Brochure page, Oldsmobile service, terms and accessories
Brochure page, Oldsmobile cars, giving details of service, payment terms and approved accessories. Date: 1930s

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

Terms and Conditions
A lodging-house keeper names her terms and conditions to a potential guest - no unaccompanied female visitors, no alcohol, no cooking in the rooms... Date: 1842

Treaty of the Pyrenees
TREATY OF THE PYRENEES Spain and France come to terms, giving up here, claiming there, as in all such deals Date: 7 November 1659

Canada : Defiant French
CANADA : FRENCH RESISTANCE Le chevalier de Levis, Montcalms successor, defies the English and refuses to surrender, but eventually the French agree to British terms Date: summer 1760

Cartoon, Pacific Overtures, or, a Flight from St Clouds over the Water to Charley, a new Dramatic Piece now Rehearsing, by James Gillray

Wandsworth Reformatory Letter
Copy of letter from Wandsworth Reformatory to Lincolnshire County Council offering to receive boys placed by the County and giving terms for such an arrangement. Date: 1891

WW1 poster, His Majestys Army Special Reserve
WW1 recruitment poster, His Majestys Army Special Reserve. Date: 1914-1918

Putting the Screw on by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
The above exclusive photograph (received via Amsterdam and Singapore) shows clearly the consternation in German official circles on receipt of the amended armistice terms for February, in which 1

Advert for Drages bedroom furniture 1937
Drages fine funiture. Payable in a small deposit and then pay 50 months installments. Available department stores in Oxford Street, London, Manchester and Birmingham. Date: 1937

Reading Armistice terms on a village green by night
A small group of British villagers, having received a newspaper containing the terms of the Armistice, signalling the end of the First World War, gather around on a village green to hear the news

German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1
The Fate of the German Empire. The German delegates listen to the reading of the Peace Terms. They are: Dr Melchior; Herr Leinert (President of the Assembly), Dr Landsberg (Minister of Justice)

The Bill for Billeting Soldiers, WW1
Billeting terms for householders taking in soldiers during the early weeks of the First World War. with an extremely young soldier demonstrating how a young Tommy fits in - sleeping on the floor

Comparing aeroplanes and battleships by G. H. Davis
Comparative values of aeroplanes and battleships. One super-dreadnought ship is the equivalent of 3000 aeroplanes in monetary terms. 1912

Louis XI at Peronne 2
Louis XI meets Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, at Peronne : each plans to trick the other, but Charles is the trickier, exacting severe terms from the king. Date: 14 October 1468

Austrian Delegates
Representatives from the archduke of Austria - Spinola and Ricardot - arrive ats Gravenhage with the intention of negotiating peace terms with the Dutch. Date: 1 February 1608

President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b / w photo)
3740447 President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b/w photo) by Bain

The lamb from the slaughter, 1919 (ink over graphite)
3740423 The lamb from the slaughter, 1919 (ink over graphite) by Berryman, Clifford K. (1869-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Easy Terms Ridden By James Sullivan Wins Dante Festival, York Racecourse York Racecourse, York, England 18 May 2012 THE SPORTINGBET JORVIK STAKES DANTE FESTIVAL

Votive Tablets (engraving)
3634614 Votive Tablets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votive Tablets. In all ages)

Phylactery (engraving)
3634599 Phylactery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phylactery. A phylactery is a band which was worn by the ancients, the Jews especially)

Phalerae (engraving)
3634597 Phalerae (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phalerae. Round bosses of metal, to which pendants were sometimes attached)

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The English language is full that can be confusing for those who are not native speakers. In order to understand the language better, it is important to understand the meaning of these terms. The first term is “idiom”. An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning, which is different from its literal meaning. For example, “it's raining cats and dogs” is an idiom that means it is raining heavily. The second term is “metaphor”. A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things to illustrate a point. “time is a thief” is a metaphor that means time passes quickly. The third term is “simile”. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”. “she is as graceful as a swan” is a simile that means she is very graceful. The fourth term is “hyperbole”. A hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. “I've been waiting forever” is a hyperbole that means the person has been waiting a long time. The fifth term is “onomatopoeia”. Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the sound they describe. “buzz” is an onomatopoeia that describes the sound of a bee. These are just a few of the many terms used in the English language. Understanding these they are help you understand the language better and communicate more effectively.