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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Silly

What an understanding but silly girl.

Is this sentence right?

Thanks.
  

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Dear Precious I can't see how this would work in modern UK or US language: "silly" now means "stupid", so it is almost the exact opposite of understanding A few hundred years back - and maybe still in some English-based languages - your sentence would make sense. Then the word "silly" could mean simple or humble An old Christmas song has.. - This silly babe, so few days old Hath come to rifle Satan's fold All **** doth at his presence quake Though he himself from cold doth shake I think that's a good piece of poetry but it depends on a very old meaning of "silly" which wouldn't be understood by many people today Best regards, Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Dear Precious I can't see how this would work in modern UK or US language: "silly" now means "stupid", so it is almost the exact opposite of understanding A few hundred years back - and maybe still in some English-based languages - your sentence would make sense.
  • Then the word "silly" could mean simple or humble An old Christmas song has..
  • - This silly babe, so few days old Hath come to rifle Satan's fold All **** doth at his presence quake Though he himself from cold doth shake I think that's a good piece of poetry but it depends on a very old meaning of "silly" which wouldn't be understood by many people today Best regards, Dave
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Dear Precious

I can't see how this would work in modern UK or US language: "silly" now means "stupid", so it is almost the exact opposite of understanding

A few hundred years back - and maybe still in some English-based languages - your sentence would make sense. Then the word "silly" could mean simple or humble

An old Christmas song has..

- This silly babe, so
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