Re: cometh ?

[Tomohiro KUBOTA <tkubota@riken.go.jp>]

Hi,

At Mon, 3 Dec 2001 14:15:23 +0100,
Josip Rodin wrote:

> > $B$,!"%?%$%H%k$N(B Woody Cometh $B$H$$$&$N$,2?$+J,$+$j$^$;$s!#(B
> > $B$$$m$s$J<-=q$r8+$F$b:\$C$F$^$;$s!#(B
> > $B$I$J$?$+!"$*J,$+$j$NJ}$O$$$i$C$7$c$$$^$;$s$+(B?
> 
> I think it would be better if you asked the question in English :)

Sorry, I sent the message to wrong list -- I intended to sent the
mail to debian-www list in debian.or.jp .


> But I suppose I can guess what bothers you -- the word "cometh". It's an
> old English form of "comes" (of the verb "to come").

Thank you.  This is just I'd like to know.

Now I understand why my dictionaries don't have the word "cometh": because
it is an old English word.

Is the old word intended to have some poetic feelings?
I would like English page writers to remind that the pages are written
not only by native English speakers but also by users and translators
from all over the world.  

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Tomohiro KUBOTA <kubota@debian.org>
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