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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Am I the onliest one #39205 08/23/01 08:37 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Okay, so the name of the construction is prefixation. But how would you explain to someone learning English what the time element implied is like. It seems to be archaic, used only in old quotes like nursery rhyme "A froggie would a-wooing go...." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted interesting construction wwh 08/23/01 01:40 AM Re: interesting construction Faldage 08/23/01 12:25 PM Re: interesting construction WhitmanO'Neill 08/24/01 03:04 AM Re: interesting construction Bobyoungbalt 08/23/01 07:00 PM Actually® Faldage 08/23/01 07:03 PM Re: Actually® Keiva 08/23/01 08:01 PM Am I the onliest one Faldage 08/23/01 08:12 PM Re: Am I the onliest one wwh 08/23/01 08:37 PM Re: Am I the onliest one Keiva 08/23/01 11:11 PM Re: The Old English prefix a- Faldage 08/24/01 11:56 AM Re: interesting construction Bingley 08/24/01 04:55 AM Re: interesting construction NicholasW 08/24/01 07:44 AM Re: interesting construction of troy 08/24/01 12:08 PM Re: Froggy went Faldage 08/24/01 01:03 PM Re: interesting construction Flatlander 08/24/01 01:34 PM Wooing (courting ) Froggy Bobyoungbalt 08/24/01 02:52 PM Re: Wooing (courting ) Froggy of troy 08/24/01 03:21 PM Re: interesting construction TEd Remington 08/24/01 03:39 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,994 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 848 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,955 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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