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Re: Somewhat (was: another silly phonology question)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 3:00
Raymond Brown tleiceiç:
> somewhen (still, I'm glad to say, very much alive in Sussex)
I've seen that word used in time-travel stories to refer to the temporal "location" of a character, like "He's somewhen in the 18th century".
> somewhy
Meaning "for some reason"?
> The thing the puzzles me is why 'somewho' (= some one) has AFAIK been > attested.
I assume you mean "not been attested"? -- Florida: Home of Electile Dysfunction Palm Beach County: Putting the "duh" in Florida ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor