Lord Haw-Haw Lord Haw-Haw Lord Haw-Haw was a nickname applied to the Irish-American William Joyce, who broadcast Nazi propaganda to Britain from Germany during the Second World War. The broadcasts opened with "Germany calling, Germany calling", spoken in an affected upper-class English accent. The same nickname was also applied to some other broadcasters of English language propaganda from Germany, but it is Joyce with whom the name is now overwhelmingly identified. There are various theories about its origin. The English language propaganda radio programme "Germany Calling" was broadcast to audiences in the United Kingdom on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and
Phrases from Hamlet in common English 2: Act III, Scene 4: Act III, Scene 4: Act IV, Scene 4: Act V, Scene 1: Act V, Scene 2: "Major links:" "Minor links:" Phrases from Hamlet in common English William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" has contributed many phrases to common English, from the famous "To be, or not to be" to a few less known, but still in everyday English. Also, some occur elsewhere, such as the Bible, or are proverbial. A few, listed out ("Note: all are second quarto except as noted"): Act I, scene 1: Act I, scene 2: Act I, scene 3: Act I, scene 4: