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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread interesting construction #39199 08/23/2001 1:40 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A member asked about the lyrics that were replaced by Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic". They start out:"John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave". I have no idea what the construction "a-mouldering" is called. Who does? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted interesting construction wwh 08/23/2001 1:40 AM Re: interesting construction Faldage 08/23/2001 12:25 PM Re: interesting construction WhitmanO'Neill 08/24/2001 3:04 AM Re: interesting construction Bobyoungbalt 08/23/2001 7:00 PM Actually® Faldage 08/23/2001 7:03 PM Re: Actually® Keiva 08/23/2001 8:01 PM Am I the onliest one Faldage 08/23/2001 8:12 PM Re: Am I the onliest one wwh 08/23/2001 8:37 PM Re: Am I the onliest one Keiva 08/23/2001 11:11 PM Re: The Old English prefix a- Faldage 08/24/2001 11:56 AM Re: interesting construction Bingley 08/24/2001 4:55 AM Re: interesting construction NicholasW 08/24/2001 7:44 AM Re: interesting construction of troy 08/24/2001 12:08 PM Re: Froggy went Faldage 08/24/2001 1:03 PM Re: interesting construction Flatlander 08/24/2001 1:34 PM Wooing (courting ) Froggy Bobyoungbalt 08/24/2001 2:52 PM Re: Wooing (courting ) Froggy of troy 08/24/2001 3:21 PM Re: interesting construction TEd Remington 08/24/2001 3:39 PM 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

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