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I was wonderin if anyun ud catch 'at

#32129 06/19/01 03:50 PM

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Hyla astutely notices old wive's tale

The genitive singular of the OE wif, woman was wifes. An f between two vowels was voiced. This bit of grammar has come down to us in the phrase old wive's tale.

That's *my story and I'm sticking to *it.

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What is it about the possessive? nikeblack 06/14/01 01:28 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? Sparteye 06/14/01 01:37 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? consuelo 06/14/01 02:58 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Brandon 06/14/01 12:19 PM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Faldage 06/14/01 12:40 PM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Bean 06/14/01 01:18 PM

what I hate is... Alex Williams 06/14/01 03:05 PM

Re: what I hate is... wow 06/14/01 04:59 PM

Re: what I hate is... Keiva 08/24/01 04:42 PM

Re: what I hate is... Faldage 08/24/01 04:46 PM

Re: what I hate is... Keiva 08/24/01 04:54 PM

Re: what I hate is... Faldage 08/24/01 04:56 PM

Re: what I hate is... nancyk 08/24/01 08:55 PM

Re: what I hate is... of troy 06/14/01 05:02 PM

Re: what I hate is... consuelo 06/16/01 02:15 AM

How to do stuff AnnaStrophic 06/16/01 02:07 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society wow 06/16/01 02:51 PM

Protect Society from? musick 06/17/01 02:18 PM

Re: Protect Society from? Lint 06/17/01 03:54 PM

Re: Protect Society from? WhitmanO'Neill 06/17/01 10:56 PM

It had to be you... musick 06/18/01 04:29 PM

Re: It had to be you... WhitmanO'Neill 06/18/01 05:41 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Flatlander 06/18/01 05:31 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Brandon 06/18/01 05:49 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society consuelo 06/18/01 09:03 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society nikeblack 06/20/01 01:46 AM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Brandon 06/20/01 01:11 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Bean 06/19/01 11:04 AM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society wwh 06/19/01 12:31 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Faldage 06/19/01 12:54 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society wwh 06/19/01 02:14 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Brandon 06/19/01 03:09 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society AnnaStrophic 06/19/01 07:37 PM

Why the world would be go mad without apostrophe's Rubrick 07/18/01 01:59 PM

Re: Why the world would be go mad without apostrophe's Jackie 07/18/01 03:16 PM

Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Hyla 06/19/01 03:33 PM

I was wonderin if anyun ud catch 'at Faldage 06/19/01 03:50 PM

Re: I was wonderin if anyun ud catch 'at Hyla 06/19/01 04:47 PM

Re: How to do stuff consuelo 06/17/01 02:25 AM

Re: what I hate is... inselpeter 06/16/01 01:58 PM

Re: what I hate is... doc_comfort 08/24/01 02:46 AM

Re: what I hate is... jimthedog 08/24/01 10:53 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) nikeblack 06/14/01 05:50 PM

Re: There are/is - what is the subject? Faldage 06/14/01 05:54 PM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) RhubarbCommando 06/15/01 02:15 PM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Bean 06/15/01 03:17 PM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Hyla 06/15/01 03:35 PM

Re: Those r's nikeblack 06/16/01 01:44 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) rodward 06/18/01 11:01 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? WhitmanO'Neill 06/16/01 02:44 AM

Re: What is it about the possessive? Bingley 06/16/01 08:01 AM

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