Re: USAGE: Verse, was: Re: Thorn vs Eth
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, July 10, 2002, 22:22 |
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> This use of "verse" seems to be spreading among the young. Someone > asked about
> it on the Linguist List a while back (2 years
> ago? I lose track), and a friend of mine in Massachusetts said her > young (4-6
> year old at the time?) son used it, mystifying her until
> her husband explained it.
What does it mean and how is it used? Does it mean "to compete
against?" Like, "I'm versing him" for "I'm competing against him"?
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