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Re: Enough "whilsts," already!
Reply #4 - 05/22/07 at 15:05:52
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Markovich wrote on 05/22/07 at 12:32:03:
Just, for consistency's sake, find space for a few whilomes, moughts, betides and mickles.

Good idea! The only problem is I don't know what they mean!
  
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Reply #3 - 05/22/07 at 13:11:27
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And per chance some more 'per chances' methinks Smiley

As english is probably the biggest language at least regarding vocabulary, as it has borrowed words from practically every language known or unknown, why restrict oneself to the basic vocabulary of an old colony?! 

Q'pla!
  
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Reply #2 - 05/22/07 at 12:32:03
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GMTonyKosten wrote on 05/21/07 at 23:42:38:
I like 'whilsts', I am thinking of putting them in all the updates! Shocked
I could, of course, return it to the original: "Being on the European Championship in Dresden" if you prefer? Smiley


Oh, many thanks for your editorial work, and keep the whilsts by all means! Just, for consistency's sake, find space for a few whilomes, moughts, betides and mickles.   
  
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I like 'whilsts', I am thinking of putting them in all the updates! Shocked
I could, of course, return it to the original: "Being on the European Championship in Dresden" if you prefer? Smiley
  
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Enough "whilsts," already!
05/21/07 at 21:44:56
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"Whilst I was at the European Championships in Dresden I noticed some interesting games in the Slav Openings," quoth Ruslan Scherbakov in the latest updates.  I make no quarrel with the Russian GM's English; I'm sure it's vastly better than my Russian.  On the contrary, I assume that it's the editors here that are responsible for this excrescent "whilst."   

Forsooth, m'lads, sits yet King James upon the throne of England?  Or mayhap pricks yet the Redcrosse Knight upon the plaine?  If this be so, best sprinkle in a few whilomes as well, lest dread Modernitie betide ye!

  
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