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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Making a pebble out of a dust mote #136611 01/05/2005 10:52 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I think y'all are making too much of the literal meaning of these auxiliary verbs. Apparently, Vulgar Latin had periphrastic futures in debere, habere, ire, vadere, velle, and venire (to withhold; to have; to go; to walk; to will, wish; and to come). Literal meaning doesn't have a whole lot to do with it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... Dgeigh 12/30/2004 4:57 PM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... tsuwm 12/30/2004 5:10 PM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... plutarch 12/30/2004 5:14 PM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... maverick 12/31/2004 1:05 AM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... Wordwind 12/31/2004 9:50 AM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... Faldage 12/31/2004 1:47 PM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... TEd Remington 12/31/2004 2:13 PM Re: If you can snatch the pebble from my shoe ... gonoldothrond 01/03/2005 7:06 PM Re: the pebble of periphrasis maverick 01/04/2005 12:49 AM Re: the pebble of periphrasis Dgeigh 01/05/2005 5:16 AM Re: Making a pebble out of a dust mote Faldage 01/05/2005 10:52 AM Re: Making a pebble out of a dust mote Dgeigh 01/05/2005 5:57 PM Re: Making a pebble out of a dust mote maverick 01/05/2005 11:14 PM Re: Making a pebble out of a dust mote Faldage 01/05/2005 11:29 PM Re: Making a pebble out of a dust mote Dgeigh 01/06/2005 12:40 AM Re: sand Jackie 01/06/2005 1:50 AM Re: the pebble of periphrasis Bingley 01/14/2005 5:21 AM Re: the pebble of periphrasis Jackie 01/14/2005 2:46 PM Re: I must is gots to Faldage 01/14/2005 11:21 PM Re: the pebble of periphrasis Bingley 01/15/2005 5:24 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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