Why Can't the English....?
Thu, 14 Nov 2002, 12:18 amcrgwllms5 posts in thread
Why Can't the English....?
Thu, 14 Nov 2002, 12:18 amDon't know why it just occured to me, but WHY do we call someone who dances a dancER; who sings, a singER; who writes, a writER; ...etc....; but we call someone who acts an actOR..??
OR WHAT ?
Cheers,
Craig
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OR WHAT ?
Cheers,
Craig
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Re: Why Can't the English....?
Thu, 14 Nov 2002, 07:55 amcrgwllms wrote:
> Don't know why it just occured to me, but WHY do we call
> someone who dances a dancER; who sings, a singER; who writes,
> a writER; ...etc....;
unless they write plays, in which case they're a playwright.
:-)
Cheers
Grant
PS. Apologies to all for slow response times lately. Informed Technology think the server may be bogged down with drive problems. Could take another few days to fix.
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> Don't know why it just occured to me, but WHY do we call
> someone who dances a dancER; who sings, a singER; who writes,
> a writER; ...etc....;
unless they write plays, in which case they're a playwright.
:-)
Cheers
Grant
PS. Apologies to all for slow response times lately. Informed Technology think the server may be bogged down with drive problems. Could take another few days to fix.
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