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Skriven 2006-07-29 23:09:37 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 1335 av Aleksej R. Serdyukov (2:5020/24000)
Ärende: Re: whence
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*** Quoting Aleksej R. Serdyukov from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***


ARS>>> differently tha what it abbreviates ("from when"), and half of
ARS>> Oops! I meant "from where", it's a typo.

ARS> Now I have more dictionaries (there are many new dictionaries for Star
ARS> now), and they say that "from whence" is generally considered incorrec
ARS> but a web article says it's used since the 13th century and was majorl
ARS> criticized only since the 20th.

ARS> Thank you, and for the be-words, I will read that later, now I'm prett

I cant recall any Be words just now.

How about 'witherwards' also spelled 'witherword' and somewhat related to
'whereas' but with a directional content-feel, normally aft or 'behind' where
you are going.

'Witherwards she went' (meaning backtracking her trail or heading to the
hindermost parts of a land).  

'Whereas she went' (going in another direction than anticipated).

You'd most often hear 'witherwards' as something behind you (Abaft- nautical to
behind or 'aft' of the ship) in context.  I think 'widdershins' is the aft end
of a horse and also somewhat semantically related <g>.  Hair on the back of a
horses legs or something like that?  If you've 'gone widdershins' you are a
'horses ass' but it's a very polite way of saying that (also indicates you are
a bit crazy).

Come up with another word and I'll add what i know of it's usage.  Be-kind my
speach is a bit off the mainstream but then again, the USA is a pretty big
place.  (Be-kind, the d is almost silent, meaning this time is same as 'rekin'
or 'reccon' which may be a short form of 'recognize' as the usage is pretty
darn close).

Oh one last gift.  Dag-nabbit.  Yup, not just the Clampetts from the hillbilly
TV show.  Also said as 'dang-nabbit'.  Both are slightly stronger ways of
saying 'damn' which you do not do in front of ladies, but even a lady can say
'dang-nabbit' or 'durn'.  Damn just 'isnt done'.  If you dont believe it can
be effective, you've just not had the hilarious pleasure of hearing Chief H.
go to town on one of his durn-danged-nabbits when they was fornicatin' in the
foc'sle whilst he was otherwise directed.  (Translation, 2 of his sailors were
getting sex in the foc'sle while he was working elsewhere and he caught'em
when he came back to there).

ARGH!  There I go again.  Whilst?  Hope i'm not confusing you too much.  many
of my words are non-common ones to see but foks are used to them enough to
follow me if native english-american speakers.  I can lose an OZ guy really
fast though.  Might be you could be hard to understand in vernacular in
Vladivostok too?
                                       xxcarol

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