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- early modern english - Does tis means this is or it is . . .
4 'tis is still used in English, even if it is chiefly poetic, or literary It is the contraction of it is
- american english - Has there ever been tis in AmE? - English . . .
Here is an Ngram chart showing the trend in published usage of 'tis over the period 1800–2005 in American publications: Even the very substantial long-term downward trend that is evident in this chart greatly overstates the extent to which 'tis remains alive in American English today
- What is the meaning of this sentence in modern English?
It is a quotation of Hamlet in Act 5, Scene 2 If it be now, ’tis not to come What will be the structure of this sentence in simple modern English? I am going to explain why it seems odd to me
- pronouns - Which one is correct to say: Its me or Its I . . .
As reported from the NOAD: me mi pronoun [first person singular] used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition: Do you understand me? Wait for me! used after the verb to be and after than or as: Hi, it's me You have more than me informal to or for myself: I've got me a job It's then correct to say it's me
- ’Tis the season - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Google has a new doodle that says ’Tis the season when you put your cursor on it: What is the origin of this usage? or even the contraction ’tis? Details: There is a popular carol called “Deck the
- Shakespeare’s Subjunctive - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Shakespeare’s Macbeth famously says, “If it were done, when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly,” which I rearranged, according to my understanding, as, “‘Twere well it were done quick
- phrase requests - Is there a proverb idiom for To be a lion among . . .
My friend said the other day: It makes perfect sense to use the strategy of being a lion among sheep rather than a sheep among lions I have researched this phrase and have found nothing, so I sus
- Why do we say This is instead of Thiss?
Some people do have an informal contraction this’s, with a much reduced or non-existent vowel in the second syllable, contrasting with a more formal this is with a full vowel in the second syllable (I’m one of them ) The slight awkwardness of having two sibilants (in this case unvoiced [s] and voiced [z]) in succession probably explains why this contraction is less common than the others
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