Wordsmith.org: the magic of words

Wordsmith Talk

About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us  

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 557
M
addict
Offline
addict
M
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 557
 Originally Posted By: The Pook
 Originally Posted By: Myridon
aquired a attitude...


Is that a Texas idiom? We would say 'an attitude'.


No, it's a Texas typo, like aquired for acquired... or is aquired a Tasmanian idiom? \:D

Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,891
B
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
B
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,891
There is a case in French where a consonant is added for phonetic harmony, like with the R mentioned above, however it is a grammatical rule.

We add a « t » in front of the third person singular pronoun (il) if the verb preceding it does not finish in a d or t; this happens when the verb is before the pronoun in a question.

Va-t-il aller à l’école le lundi de Pâques?
(Will he go to school on Easter Sunday?)

Courra-t-elle pour attraper l’autobus?
(Will she run to catch the bus?)

Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,067
old hand
Offline
old hand
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,067
 Originally Posted By: Myridon
 Originally Posted By: The Pook
 Originally Posted By: Myridon
aquired a attitude...


Is that a Texas idiom? We would say 'an attitude'.


No, it's a Texas typo, like aquired for acquired... or is aquired a Tasmanian idiom? \:D


...actually I dint notice the acquired typo!

Last edited by The Pook; 03/24/08 10:50 PM.
Page 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5

Moderated by  Jackie 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,670
Members9,187
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members
Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo
9,187 Registered Users
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 149 guests, and 43 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days)
Top Posters
wwh 13,858
Faldage 13,803
Jackie 11,613
wofahulicodoc 10,769
tsuwm 10,542
LukeJavan8 9,937
AnnaStrophic 6,511
Wordwind 6,296
of troy 5,400
Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 1994-2024 Wordsmith

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5