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Leonard Nimoy demonstrating the Vulcan salutation at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention in 2011 The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture popularized by the 1960s television series Star Trek . It consists of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, while the fingers are parted between the middle and ring finger .
In the Indian army, the salute is performed by keeping the open palm forward, with fingers and thumb together and middle finger almost touching the hatband or right eyebrow. This is often accompanied by the salutation "Jai Hind" which means long live India or Victory to India, or the regimental salutation, e.g. "Sat Sri Akal" in the Sikh ...
A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other communication. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English letter includes the recipient's given name or title. For each style of salutation there is an accompanying style of complimentary close, known as valediction. Examples of non-written ...
Their salutation is a well-known Latin phrase quoted in Suetonius, De Vita Caesarum ("The Life of the Caesars", or "The Twelve Caesars"). [20] Despite becoming widely popularised in later times, the phrase is unknown in Roman history aside from this isolated use, and it is questionable whether it was ever a customary salute, as is often ...
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
A spoken greeting or verbal greeting is a customary or ritualised word or phrase used to introduce oneself or to greet someone. Greeting habits are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status. In English, some common verbal greetings are: "Hello", "hi", and "hey" — General verbal greetings ...
28. Happy Boxing Day! Let's live out Luke 2:14 which says, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men." 29. As you go out to celebrate Boxing Day, remember that "whoever ...
And although he doesn't necessarily go around "blowing his horn" about his identity, Edwards occasionally reminds people of his fame while standing behind their computers and saying the phrase.