[Magdalen] "Poor Little Old Rhode Island."

Cantor03 at aol.com Cantor03 at aol.com
Mon Jul 11 12:50:26 UTC 2016



In a message dated 7/11/2016 6:36:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
michaudme at gmail.com writes:

Truck  was a verb that was nouned.
Originally it meant to drag or carry or  convey.
Over time it began to refer to that which was conveyed.
And then  to the conveyance  itself.>>>>>>>>>
 
English does this a lot.  I wonder if that will eventually
happen with the verb borrowed from Yiddish - "schlep?"
 
 
 
David S.


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