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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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It is correct to say?
It is a correct tense "From whence did you come?"
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" Yes. It is simple past tense. The sentence is from a very old text.
- " Yes.
- It is simple past tense.
- The sentence is from a very old text.
- People don't use "whence" these days, unless they are pretending to be from the past, four to five hundred years ago.
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Anonymous It is a correct tense "From whence did you come?"Yes. It is simple past tense.
The sentence is from a very old text. People don't use "whence" these days, unless they are pretending to be from the past, four to five hundred years ago.
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Purists will say that 'from' is redundant. as 'whence' means 'from where'.
However, 'from whence' has been used for centuries by many notable writers, so you can use it too.
The modern English speaker will say 'Where did you come from?'
Rover
Purists will say that 'from' is redundant. as 'whence' means 'from where'.
However, 'from whence' has been used for centuries by many notable writers, so you can use it too.
The modern English speaker will say 'Where did you come from?'
Rover
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