Some people may confuse these words as being proper nouns and try to capitalize them using that rule of capitalization. 1  The winter season allows for many snow related sports. 2  My favorite flowers bloom in the spring. 3  This summerâs heat wave lasted over a month. 4  We often take long drives to look at autumn foliage.
Soon, however, he became both an accomplished actor and dramatist. At a final tally, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and five poetry collections, writing 17,677 unique words, with a final word count of over one million. Shockingly, 1,700 of these 17,677 words were invented by Shakespeare. The first time they appeared in print or in speech was in the works of Shakespeare. No author could get away with that today, probably in any language. Some of these words are now so commonplace that itâs a wonder how English speakers got by without them.
1,800 English idioms, phrases and expressions, with their meanings and origins explained... 500 English proverbs, many with their origin and first usage. The Bard added more new words and expressions to the English language than any other writer. Here's a list of phrases from Shakespeare. Ahoy there! Check these nautical phrases. The Bible contains many expressions that are commonplace in our language. Here's our list of phrases from the Bible.