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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
I wene/ween
I have just learned a new word:
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My dictionary tells me that it means something like "I think." It is called "archaic."
I know that Americans never use it, but in 2012, do some British people still use it?
If they do, how do they spell it? (wene/ween)
Most young British people, I ween, have probably never heard the word. Am I right?
Thank you
EnglishForward, I wene, is among the top three English grammar helplines.
My dictionary tells me that it means something like "I think." It is called "archaic."
I know that Americans never use it, but in 2012, do some British people still use it?
If they do, how do they spell it? (wene/ween)
Most young British people, I ween, have probably never heard the word. Am I right?
Thank you
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Hi, The verb is ' ween '. Yes, definitely archaic and obscure. I suppose it might still occur in some obscure regional dialect somewhere in Britain.
- Hi, The verb is ' ween '.
- Yes, definitely archaic and obscure.
- I suppose it might still occur in some obscure regional dialect somewhere in Britain.
- Clive
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Hi,
The verb is 'ween'.
Yes, definitely archaic and obscure.
I suppose it might still occur in some obscure regional dialect somewhere in Britain.
Clive
The verb is 'ween'.
Yes, definitely archaic and obscure.
I suppose it might still occur in some obscure regional dialect somewhere in Britain.
Clive
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