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Funkijunki Posted 18 years ago
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12 Days of Christmas
it's a christmas carol ,there are something like"6 geese a-laying,7 swans a-swimming,etc."in it.i don't get this kind of expression like"a-doing",does it mean" 6 laying geese or 7 swimming swans?"
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" My guess is that it's poetice license. Other than that, it might be a common construction in Elizabethan English.
- " My guess is that it's poetice license.
- Other than that, it might be a common construction in Elizabethan English.
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Funkijunkiit's a christmas carol ,there are something like"6 geese a-laying,7 swans a-swimming,etc."in it.i don't get this kind of expression like"a-doing",does it mean" 6 laying geese or 7 swimming swans?"My guess is that it's poetice license. Other than that, it might be a common construction in Elizabethan English.
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