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Originally Posted By: FaldageOriginally Posted By: LindampSurely the most obvious quotation for this word would have been be the (in)famous "Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo", often misunderstood to mean "Where are you (hiding in the dark)?" not "Why are you a Montague?"
Agreed. I thought it was peculiar that he would use an example of the word as a noun when the theme of the week is adverbs.
I can at least agree that wherefore is an adverb (insofar as I can wrap my mind around why being an adverb). M-W provides the usage "It was getting late, and wherefore we decided to move on."
I think AWAD is 0-2 in the count this week. Citing wherefore being used as a noun counts as a foul tip; I still think calling in situ an adverb was a swing and a miss.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted wherefore Alan Harrell 11/16/10 07:47 AM Re: wherefore Lindamp 11/16/10 09:49 AM Re: Romeo and Juliet Candy 11/16/10 10:24 AM Re: Romeo and Juliet BranShea 11/16/10 11:11 AM Re: wherefore Faldage 11/16/10 12:14 PM Re: wherefore Alex Williams 11/16/10 01:55 PM
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