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In the Black Country they use 'yam' and 'yeow'. I wonder whether 'yeow' is a lingering form of 'thou'.
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No, they say "Yam's a fooker!"Comment
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"Burning down the house"
Does it mean exactly the same as "setting the house in fire"?
Or does "burning DOWN the house" have a connotation of the house collapsing/being destroyed due to the fire?I need a foot massageComment
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Something has only been "burnt down" if it has already been destroyed (partially or completely). Setting something on fire is simply the initial act of ignition. If the fire you set is put out before it has had a chance to destroy the structure, then the structure was not burnt down.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Originally posted by SlowwHand
I have trouble with Thee/Thy/Thine/Thou.
Thou/thee/thy/thine is singular
You/ye/your/your is plural
Sometime in the 18th century the latter began to supercede the former in use for the singular.(\__/) Save a bunny, eat more Smurf!
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It is strange that english uses the same word for the plural and singular.
But, most often you know what is meant by the context, and you can always say "all of you"
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Thanks to Krazyhorse btw, phrasal verbs are the hardest thing to learn for non native english speakers.I need a foot massageComment
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I can't wait for the moment you'll bump into saxon genitive being used as pluralsI will never understand why some people on Apolyton find you so clever. You're predictable, mundane, and a google-whore and the most observant of us all know this. Your battles of "wits" rely on obscurity and whenever you fail to find something sufficiently obscure, like this, you just act like a 5 year old. Congratulations, molly.
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Can you give an example of that, please?I need a foot massageComment
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Asher has got many gay porn DVD'sI will never understand why some people on Apolyton find you so clever. You're predictable, mundane, and a google-whore and the most observant of us all know this. Your battles of "wits" rely on obscurity and whenever you fail to find something sufficiently obscure, like this, you just act like a 5 year old. Congratulations, molly.
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I already know thatI need a foot massageComment
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As in French, the plural second person pronoun was used as a polite form of address to one's superiors. Over time, standards of politeness crept to the point where it was almost rude to address anybody as "thee" instead of "you". Finally, "thee" was seen as simply obsolete...Originally posted by Barnabas
It is strange that english uses the same word for the plural and singular.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Or y'all. Or all y'all.Originally posted by Barnabas
It is strange that english uses the same word for the plural and singular.
But, most often you know what is meant by the context, and you can always say "all of you"I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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People soften/elide the "t" sound in conversation, making it sound more like a "d."
This happens when the sound is in the middle of a word. "Little" is commonly pronounced "lid-l" (your example).
When the "t" is at the beginning or end of a word, it is generally pronounced as such.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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