[lit-ideas] Re: Exercise
- From: Paul Stone <pastone@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:56:37 -0500
The Canadian Language Grinch wrote
>
>> "moreover" is just silly. I don't know how this word came into being.
>> It's nonsensical and it makes one sound like they've already run out
>> of words (words of which there are plenty to convey the same meaning).
>
> moreover
>
> c.1374, in phrase and yit more ouer "there is more to say;" from more +
> over. Used as one word from 1393.
>
> Closely related to 'Moveover you're blocking out the sun.'
>
> Robert Paul
Thanks Robert. I knew someone would come through with the 'where'; but
we don't use Thee and Thou (well, unless you're Amish) anymore either.
I vote "more ouer" OUT!
CLG
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