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Qu'est-ce que c'est: Sobeit, so-be-it, so be it. Amen.
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Quoth the raven, "Neverthemoreorless."
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Hey Iscah, welcome and glad we could help. 
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Well, Compound adverbs was my first response, too. But I confess that the root of my question is actually a friend, who is seeking a particularly perplexing crossword answer, and I guess compound adverb doesn't fit the bill. Given that English has a startling number of words which define very precise things ("We needed a word for that?") I thought I'd investigate.
New information suggests that the answer will likely be a compound itself - _ _R_E WORDS. (I'm guessing at the 'words' part, the crossword puzzle complete currently has _ _ R _ E _ O _ D S. Surely, now that I'm given that, something clever rather than an obscure definition.
Zmjezhd, I submit that while most of your points are perfectly valid, in terms of 'why this and not that', our heavy reliance on prepositions in English make 'into' generally mean something quite different from 'in to'.
Thanks, everyone, for your help! If someone does come up with that very precise definition, I'd still quite like to know it!
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All has become clear- the answer, obviously, is that both nevertheless and heretofore are THREE WORDS.
Thanks, folks - sorry to abuse the forum for a crossword question, although I think my initial inquiry could still result in something interesting!
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_ _ R _ E _ O _ D S > THREE WORDS
Surely, now that I'm given that, something clever rather than an obscure definition. <groan> yes; clever in the crosswordese sense only. - joe (got me searchin' for a word of [fool's] gold) friday
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Nah, it's ee R i E w O r D S
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I submit that while most of your points are perfectly valid, in terms of 'why this and not that', our heavy reliance on prepositions in English make 'into' generally mean something quite different from 'in to'.
Yes, into is not the same thing as in to, but the to in to be or not to be is also quite different from the to in I gave the book to Jill and they're spelled the same.
Hope you stick around longer and post now that your crossword dilemma has been addressed.
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