Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, April 9, 2001, 19:40 |
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In a message dated 4/9/01 11:25:53 AM, ray.brown@FREEUK.COM writes:
<< My dictionary lists:" _tho'_ same as _though_", which suggests _tho'- has
been around for some time - but I have a feeling that if I did a bit of
research I'd find earlier uses of _tho_ also without the apostrophe; after
all, we happily accept _so_, _go_ and _no_ without any fuss. >>
Yes, it's all throughout Shakespeare. That, however, is Shakespeare. I hate
Shakespeare.
-David