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An entire book on the verb be? Just an utter delight, is all.
— Aug 09, 2018 08:01PM
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Not sure why I even bothered to borrow this from another library; after reading 8 pages I can already tell I'm going to want to own this for frequent re-reading!!
— Jul 31, 2018 08:56PM
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I could start that massive book club book ooooor I could start a book dedicated entirely to the verb "to be." LOL, tough call!
"Thanks to its remarkable history, be has developed a greater range of meanings and uses, and a wider range of variant forms, than any other English word-1,812 so far recorded by the OED lexicographers, both in the standard language and in regional dialects." [p. viii]
Whoa!
— Jun 27, 2018 07:23PM
"Thanks to its remarkable history, be has developed a greater range of meanings and uses, and a wider range of variant forms, than any other English word-1,812 so far recorded by the OED lexicographers, both in the standard language and in regional dialects." [p. viii]
Whoa!
