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Angliholic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Will a spring silkworm stop silking

Not until it passes away, will a spring silkworm stop silking?

HI,

Does the above make sense to you, especially "stop silking?"
  

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Yes, it makes sense. The sentence does not appear to need a question mark, and the comma also seems unnecessary to me. I have never come across this verb "to silk".

— Mr Wordy

  • Yes, it makes sense.
  • The sentence does not appear to need a question mark, and the comma also seems unnecessary to me.
  • I have never come across this verb "to silk".
  • I can't find it in any dictionary, but there are some Google results that show its use, and it's obvious enough what it's supposed to mean.
  • My immediate feeling, though, was that the unusual and perhaps technical-sounding "silking" felt out of keeping with the poetic nature of the rest of sentence.
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Yes, it makes sense.

The sentence does not appear to need a question mark, and the comma also seems unnecessary to me.

I have never come across this verb "to silk". I can't find it in any dictionary, but there are some Google results that show its use, and it's obvious enough what it's supposed to mean. My immediate feeling, though, was that the unusual and perhaps technical-so
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Mr Wordyfelt out of keeping with the poetic nature of the rest of sentence

Thanks, Mr Wordy, for the reply.

Is it right to interpret the above you wrote as "was necessary to keep with the poetic nature ...?"

For what it's worth, the verse alone is very poetic and beautiful to us and can be perceived in various ways. But I wonder if you h
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AngliholicIs it right to interpret the above you wrote as "was necessary to keep with the poetic nature ...?"
No, I don't think so. "out of keeping" means something like "inappropriate". My immediate feeling was that the word "silking" did not fit with the poetic intention.
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