Re: Concocted early 16th Century English
| From: | Elliott Lash <erelion12@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 15:23 |
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--- Adam Walker <carrajena@...> wrote:
> --- Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > VOCAB
> > > needs: 'of necessity'
> >
> > Does this need being translated for native English
> > speakers? If so, I guess I
> > should perhaps better stop using it ...
> >
> >
> > Andreas
>
> Only those who went to public schools. Americans
> who
> actually recieved an education that allows them to
> read above the 6th grade level would have no trouble
> with it, but then we're few and far between.
>
> Adam
I'm not sure what you mean. I went to public schools,
and I can read well beyond the 6th grade level...but
whenever I encountered such a thing as "must needs" I
always just thought it was an unneeded addition to
'must', with no extra meaning. It seemed pretty dumb
to me, whenever reading Moby Dick or the like. I'd
never use it in my speech...and only yesterday while
writing the poem did I look it up, since I had written
it without thinking, and wanted to be sure I had it
right.
Elliott
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