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sharp (clever) humour. Wit is not necessarily biting or angry, but it can be. Shakespeare wrote that Brevity is the soul of wit (Hamlet). Oscar Wilde was thought to be a great wit. His plays include lines such as this description of a cynic: A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing (Lady Windemereâ??s Fan). Once when Wilde arrived in New York, he told the customs officer, I have nothing to declare except my genius.
the idea, image or 'personality' of a product, service or company that people identify with and...
a shot that shows a scene (such as a landscape or buildings) from a distance, with no particular...
a pronoun that refers to an object, e.g. it, those. (This is true as long as a noun does not...
a traditional, unverified story passed down through generations and popularly regarded as...