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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Thriller
There is a song by Michael Jackson called "Thriller".
One sentence from its lyrics is as follows:
It's close to midnight and something evil's a-lurkin' in the dark
What does "a-lurkin" here mean?
Does the "a" here mean anything?
Or the "a-lurkin" here means "lurkin"?
One sentence from its lyrics is as follows:
It's close to midnight and something evil's a-lurkin' in the dark
What does "a-lurkin" here mean?
Does the "a" here mean anything?
Or the "a-lurkin" here means "lurkin"?
Top answer
A- is an old prefix used nowadays to indicate (usually) rustic speech. 'in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in -ing ('set the bells a-ringing')' ' Lurk ' you can find in your dictionary.
- A- is an old prefix used nowadays to indicate (usually) rustic speech.
- 'in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in -ing ('set the bells a-ringing')' ' Lurk ' you can find in your dictionary.
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A- is an old prefix used nowadays to indicate (usually) rustic speech.
'in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in -ing ('set the bells a-ringing')'
'Lurk' you can find in your dictionary.
'in archaic and dialectal use before a present participle in -ing ('set the bells a-ringing')'
'Lurk' you can find in your dictionary.
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