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NanakiXIII
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Wed, 18 Jun 03 04:09 PM
What's the past form of "ricochet" ? Ricochet as in a bullet bouncing off something. Ricocheted just doesn't look right....
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chris
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Wed, 18 Jun 03 05:46 PM
Hi NanakiXIII, welcome to the forums! Just add an "ed" on the end!
It's just a regular verb and what a lovely word it is
Past form ricocheted
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hitchhiker
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Wed, 18 Jun 03 05:53 PM
Yeah it does look funny; weird word, but correct!
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NanakiXIII,
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It really looks strange....oh well...thanks I couldn't find it anywhere.
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moijelesuis
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Sat, 16 Aug 03 10:48 AM
sigh... when will we english speakers quit stealing french words! ricochet is the nominal form of the verb ricocher (same pronunciation). when we take a square peg and force it into a round hole (i.e. force a french noun to become an english verb) we are bound to get oddities like ricocheted (alas!). at least the pronunciation has not become too bastardised such as my all time favourite the french "chaise longue" (lit. meaning long chair) sounding like "chase lounge"!
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Jacko
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Sat, 16 Aug 03 10:55 AM
Most of the words in a language are derived from words in another language, aren't they? But basically, many words trace their root to Latin or Greek. I am not sure about this, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
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maj,
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This is worse than Latin. I am losing my grip again.
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kitkattail
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Sat, 16 Aug 03 05:33 PM
Yes, lots of English words come from Latin or Greek. But there are also a lot of French-derived ones, largely, I've heard, because of 1066 and the Norman presence in England thereafter. And then, of course, there are the good old Anglo-Saxon words. And so many others... I love how English is such a hodgepodge!
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