Re: [NTLK] OT: Whence "genitive s" (='s)? (Was: AUGUST UPDATE)

From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net)
Date: Fri Aug 02 2002 - 02:16:00 EDT


on 8/2/02 12:02 AM, Gerstein, Sam at Sam.Gerstein_at_Streamserve.Com wrote:

> p.s. as long as we're on the topic of Correct English (tm), I believe that
> "whence" can only mean "from where", and not "to where". Perhaps "whither"
> is more in line with what you were looking for?

Yep. "whence" is "from where," "thence" is "from here," "whither" is "to
where." As in "Whither goest thou?" These adverbs are still in common use in
Polish language, I have discovered. It was "fun" learning them. :-) I wonder
if other languages still use these things in common speech?

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