Re: Jeduses?

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Sujet : Re: Jeduses?
De : Silvano (at) *nospam* noncisonopernessuno.it (Silvano)
Groupes : alt.usage.english
Date : 27. Jul 2026, 12:36:15
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Hibou hat am 27.07.2026 um 12:51 geschrieben:
Le 27/07/2026 à 11:30, Silvano a écrit :
athel.cb@gmail.com hat am 27.07.2026 um 12:20 geschrieben:
Phil posted:
>
Still seen in such expressions as 'flowers of sulphur' (why not 'flower
of sulphur'?).
>
English usage doesn't do why? questions.
>
Why not? How would you write Phil's question according to English usage?
Which English is Phil using?
 
 
Phil's question is well formed, but English usage goes its own way and
is not answerable to anyone.


Do you mean "can not be explained to anyone"? Is this the way of English
speakers from England* to make sure that bloody foreigners can never
learn English well enough?

* That's clumsy, I agree, but "English English speakers" as opposed to
US English speakers, Australian English speakers etc. looks much worse
and even ridiculous. Any suggestions?


Date Sujet#  Auteur
26 Jul00:35 * Jeduses?33Lawrence D’Oliveiro
26 Jul05:12 `* Re: Jeduses?32Snidely
26 Jul06:36  +* Re: Jeduses?23Lawrence D’Oliveiro
26 Jul08:48  i`* Re: Jeduses?22Hibou
26 Jul09:37  i +* Re: Jeduses?10Your Name
26 Jul09:49  i i`* Re: Jeduses?9Hibou
26 Jul23:40  i i `* Re: Jeduses?8Your Name
27 Jul06:42  i i  +* Re: Jeduses?6Hibou
27 Jul08:50  i i  i`* Re: Jeduses?5Your Name
27 Jul09:07  i i  i +- Re: Jeduses?1Hibou
27 Jul10:41  i i  i +- Re: Jeduses?1Bertel Lund Hansen
27 Jul12:57  i i  i `* Re: Jeduses?2The True Melissa
27 Jul15:19  i i  i  `- Re: Jeduses?1Bertel Lund Hansen
27 Jul12:53  i i  `- Re: Jeduses?1The True Melissa
27 Jul00:12  i `* Re: Jeduses?11Lawrence D’Oliveiro
27 Jul06:42  i  `* Re: Jeduses?10Hibou
27 Jul08:53  i   `* Re: Jeduses?9Your Name
27 Jul09:46  i    `* Re: Jeduses?8Phil
27 Jul11:20  i     `* Re: Jeduses?7athel.cb@gmail.com
27 Jul11:30  i      `* Re: Jeduses?6Silvano
27 Jul11:51  i       `* Re: Jeduses?5Hibou
27 Jul12:36  i        +* Re: Jeduses?3Silvano
27 Jul14:54  i        i+- Re: Jeduses?1athel.cb@gmail.com
27 Jul15:24  i        i`- Re: Jeduses?1Bertel Lund Hansen
27 Jul14:27  i        `- Re: Jeduses?1Phil
26 Jul16:57  +- Re: Jeduses?1Paul S Person
26 Jul19:11  `* Re: Jeduses?7s|b
26 Jul20:10   `* Re: Jeduses?6athel.cb@gmail.com
26 Jul20:43    `* Re: Jeduses?5Richard Tobin
26 Jul21:19     +* Re: Jeduses?2Bertel Lund Hansen
26 Jul23:51     i`- Re: Jeduses?1Your Name
27 Jul08:18     `* Re: Jeduses?2athel.cb@gmail.com
27 Jul08:54      `- Re: Jeduses?1Your Name

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