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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread wherefore #194077 11/16/2010 7:47 AM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1 Alan Harrell stranger Alan Harrell stranger Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1 It is interesting that both examples of usage (in the etymology and the quotation) use the word as a noun. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wherefore Alan Harrell #194078 11/16/2010 9:49 AM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1 UK Lindamp stranger Lindamp stranger Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1 UK Surely 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?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Romeo and Juliet Lindamp #194079 11/16/2010 10:24 AM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under yes..its sounds much better than Juliet asking 'why art thou Romeo!' thats a totally different question. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Romeo and Juliet Candy #194086 11/16/2010 11:11 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague 'Wherefore' to me looks like an Anglisism and dubble dutch at the same time. 'Waarvoor' is a current dutch adverb. 'Waarvoor' are you coming here? (Waarvoor kom jij hier?) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wherefore Lindamp #194088 11/16/2010 12:14 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Lindamp Surely 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wherefore Faldage #194091 11/16/2010 1:55 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: Lindamp Surely 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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