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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Be for Is #28980 05/12/01 08:35 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy OP old hand OP Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Can the word "be" ever be substituted for the word "is", as in : "She be coming" Is this archaism, colloquialism, or just not anything at all? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Be for Is Avy 05/12/01 08:35 AM Re: Be for Is wow 05/12/01 02:49 PM Re: Be for Is Kupatchka 05/12/01 06:13 PM Re: Be for Is francais31415 05/13/01 02:09 AM Re: Be for Is william 05/13/01 03:20 PM Re: Be for Is rodward 05/14/01 11:17 AM Re: Be for Is AnnaStrophic 05/12/01 06:16 PM Re: Be for Is musick 05/13/01 07:22 PM Re: Be for Is Avy 05/14/01 12:26 AM Re: Be for Is Faldage 05/14/01 02:03 PM Re: Be for Is Flatlander 05/14/01 04:18 PM Re: Be for Is Capital Kiwi 05/16/01 09:48 AM Re: Be for Is rodward 05/16/01 10:18 AM Re: Be for Is william 05/14/01 02:30 PM Re: Be for Is wow 05/14/01 03:39 PM Re: Be for Is Faldage 05/14/01 03:54 PM Re: Be for Is Jackie 05/14/01 04:50 PM Re: Be for Is AnnaStrophic 05/14/01 07:44 PM Re: Be for Is Avy 05/15/01 01:05 AM Re: Be for Is Jackie 05/15/01 01:08 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 824 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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