| Glotmorf on 24 Jun 2002 02:51:03 -0000 |
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On 6/23/02 at 8:37 PM Rob Speer wrote: >On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 05:59:47PM -0400, Glotmorf wrote: >> It's not a conjunction. It's an archaic language component. > >Webster disagrees with you on both points. "Lest" is still used in >modern English - and if it weren't a conjunction, what part of speech >would it be? > >-- >Rob Speer, ye pedantick one Very sorry. I had "conjunction" confused with "contraction". Aside from that, my dictionary says it's "middle english", which it defines as being from the period of 1100 to 1500 AD, so I'll stand by "archaic". (Just because Latin is still used in certain circles doesn't keep it from being a dead language...) Glotmorf _______________________________________________ spoon-discuss mailing list spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx http://lists.ellipsis.cx/mailman/listinfo/spoon-discuss