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Has it snown overnight?
My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight".
"That's funny," I replied, "I would always ask whether it has snown".
I then came downstairs and consulted Google which only has 821 entries for "snown". Oh dear, it seems that I must tell my wife that her usage is entirely correct.
So did my father, who was usually pretty accurate with his language albeit not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist?
Has anyone else come across "snown"?
"That's funny," I replied, "I would always ask whether it has snown".
I then came downstairs and consulted Google which only has 821 entries for "snown". Oh dear, it seems that I must tell my wife that her usage is entirely correct.
So did my father, who was usually pretty accurate with his language albeit not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist?
Has anyone else come across "snown"?
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Stephen Lewis schrieb: [nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight". "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ... not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist?
- Stephen Lewis schrieb: [nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight".
- "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ...
- not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist?
- [/nq] No, sorry.
- The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.
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Stephen Lewis schrieb:
[nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight". "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ... not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
No, sorry.
The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.
Cheers
Michael
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[nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight". "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ... not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
No, sorry.
The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.
Cheers
Michael
On a b
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[nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight". "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ... not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
Well, it's a nonstandard usage, that's for sure. It looks like your father, or someone earlier that he was imitating, turned a regular verb into an irregular v
Well, it's a nonstandard usage, that's for sure. It looks like your father, or someone earlier that he was imitating, turned a regular verb into an irregular v
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[nq:2]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it ... that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, it's a nonstandard usage, that's for sure. It looks like your father, or someone earlier that he was imitating, ... of the word than a survival from olden times.A lot of water has flown under the bridge since then. [/nq]
Ray
[nq:1]Well, it's a nonstandard usage, that's for sure. It looks like your father, or someone earlier that he was imitating, ... of the word than a survival from olden times.A lot of water has flown under the bridge since then. [/nq]
Ray
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Michael Mendelsohn typed thusly:
[nq:1]Stephen Lewis schrieb:[/nq]
[nq:2]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it ... that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No, sorry. The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.[/nq]
I would't have knowed that.
David
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[nq:1]Stephen Lewis schrieb:[/nq]
[nq:2]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it ... that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No, sorry. The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.[/nq]
I would't have knowed that.
David
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[nq:1]Michael Mendelsohn typed thusly:[/nq]
[nq:2]Stephen Lewis schrieb: No, sorry. The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.[/nq]
[nq:1]I would't have knowed that.[/nq]
This thread has growed from a single post.
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
[nq:2]Stephen Lewis schrieb: No, sorry. The only -ow word I can think of that still has a -own past participle is sow.[/nq]
[nq:1]I would't have knowed that.[/nq]
This thread has growed from a single post.
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
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[nq:2]Michael Mendelsohn typed thusly: I would't have knowed that.[/nq]
[nq:1]This thread has growed from a single post.[/nq]
... but it shouldn't be blowed out of proportion.
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
[nq:1]This thread has growed from a single post.[/nq]
... but it shouldn't be blowed out of proportion.
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
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[nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight". "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ... not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
"If I were a bear and a big bear too
I wouldn't much care if froze or snew."
Phil C.
"If I were a bear and a big bear too
I wouldn't much care if froze or snew."
Phil C.
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[nq:2]Well, it's a nonstandard usage, that's for sure. It looks ... re-do of the word than a survival from olden times.[/nq]
[nq:1]A lot of water has flown under the bridge since then.[/nq]
Can water lose its pilot's licence for doing that?
Mike.
[nq:1]A lot of water has flown under the bridge since then.[/nq]
Can water lose its pilot's licence for doing that?
Mike.
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[nq:2]This thread has growed from a single post.[/nq]
[nq:1]... but it shouldn't be blowed out of proportion.[/nq]
... or it might get throwed away.
Regards,
Arfur
[nq:1]... but it shouldn't be blowed out of proportion.[/nq]
... or it might get throwed away.
Regards,
Arfur
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[nq:1]My wife said to me this morning, "I hope it hasn't snowed overnight". "That's funny," I replied, "I would always ... not well read or well studied, teach me a word that just doesn't exist? Has anyone else come across "snown"?[/nq]
OED has it as dialect but I bet few have come across it.
John Dean
Oxford
OED has it as dialect but I bet few have come across it.
John Dean
Oxford
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