speak of the devil and he shall apear

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Speak of the devil and he shall apear
حلال زاده
حالت مختصر و کوتاه شده این اصطلاح به صورت زیر است: speak of the devil
Nowadays it is used when someone who was the topic of a recent conversation unexpectedly arrives, typically while the conversation is still happening.
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Originally it was a warning to not speak evil's name, for trouble would surely follow.
Fun facts: This superstition was recreated in the Harry Potter universe with "He - who - must - not - be - named", but can also be found hidden in many languages. People were once so scared of bears, it was thought calling them by their true name ( arkto ) would cause them to appear. So, names such as bear, bera, bj�rn etc. are actually euphemisms meaning: " brown one" or "wild animal"

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