Tristan Mc Leay scripsit:
> A lot of older English texts with otherwise apparently modern spelling
> spell 'diverse' as 'divers'. When did the final -e become usual?
From the jokebook I had as a kid:
Q. Why does a duck go under the water?
A. For divers reasons.
Q. Why does the duck come up again?
A. For sundry [i.e. sun-dry] reasons.
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"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I am surrounded by dwarves."
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