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Lennie Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Why is this tense being used in "God.."

Like "God Bless You" or "God Prosper You".

Shouldn't they be "God Blesses You" or "God Prospers You"?
  

Top answer

Hi, Like "*** Bless You" or "*** Prosper You". Shouldn't they be "*** Blesses You" or "*** Prospers You"? When someone says eg *** bless you , they are expressing a wwish or a hope.

— Clive

  • Hi, Like "*** Bless You" or "*** Prosper You".
  • Shouldn't they be "*** Blesses You" or "*** Prospers You"?
  • When someone says eg *** bless you , they are expressing a wwish or a hope.
  • it is short for May *** bless you or I hope that *** may bless you.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Like "*** Bless You" or "*** Prosper You".

Shouldn't they be "*** Blesses You" or "*** Prospers You"?

When someone says eg *** bless you,

they are expressing a wwish or a hope.


it is short for
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Thanks a lot. Clive.
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Clive's answer is perfect, but I've never seen prospers in this situation -- nor have I ever seen it used as a transitive verb.
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Thank you, Philip.

But I got this explanantion from Merriam-Webster website. When it comes to Godspeed, they say it meaning "a prosperous journey," comes from the Middle English *** spede you ("*** prosper you").
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