LL-L: "Little words" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 04.OCT.1999 (01)

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From: $ Elsie Zinsser [ezinsser at simpross.co.za]
Subject: LL-L: "Little words" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 02.OCT.1999 (02)

Hi, all!

Pat Reynolds wrote:

 I had always thought that the US 'through' was an ellipsis for
'through to'.  But I can find no evidence for this.  Is it an extension
of the world-wide English usage of 'through', when describing a
continuum?

Yes, I seem to remember that a time continuum in the US was "through to"
and not just "through".

Cheers!

Elsie Zinsser

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From: Ian James Parsley [parsley at highbury.fsnet.co.uk]
Subject: LL-L: "Little words" [E] LOWLANDS-L,  03.OCT.1999 (04)

I didn't make myself particularly clear the first time - yes, Ed is right,
it is more than possible given the various cognates that "stay" *originally*
meant "reside", and this permanent meaning was lost in southern England
rather than gained in the North.

I do wonder about the origins of HG "stehen" (which in MHG is "standan"),
but that's beyond the scope of the list, methinks!

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