Regional Phrases

While Newcommon is spoken in almost all of Surface, regional differences are bound to happen. Many countries have phrases and idioms that are unique to them--while some have similar ones with widely different meanings. This article provides an overview over frequent Newcommon phrases, their regional affiliation and their different meanings and uses.

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Phrase	Associated regions	Meaning and use
"I wonder what the caused explosion"	Ihazon	An intentionally nonsensical question used to sarcastically express that the cause of something is extremely obvious.
"Speak of the Devil" "Speak of the sun"	Ihazon Radosis	The full phrase is "Speak of the Devil and he shall appear." While originally negative in connotation, it's used when you talk about someone and they appear minutes later. The Radosicus variant replaces 'Devil' with 'sun', and has a more positive connotation.
"May God have mercy on their soul" "The Eight will judge them"	Ihazon Radosis	Leaving the judgement of someone to a higher being. In Ihazon, it's expressed through a wish for the higher being to be merciful; while in Radosis, such concerns are beyond a mortal. Used after someone has committed crimes or other actions considered deplorable by the speaker.
"A Divine would be merciful" "Let Divine show them mercy"	Radosis and Tekkea	Due to the association of Divine, its meaning is essentially that of wishing a fate worse than death upon someone. Used to express disdain, hatred or anger towards someone.