Guest  +  49006 Mon, 04 Oct 04 11:21 PM Please show examples and explain the difference. Guest

	Mister Micawber  +  49008 Mon, 04 Oct 04 11:49 PM 'Hast' is the archaic form of 'has', and is no longer used except poetically or for historical effect. Lewis Carroll's '. . .And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?' is the most recent example I can think of. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	CalifJim  +  49025 Tue, 05 Oct 04 03:22 AM I have, thou hast, he/she/it hath we have, you/ye have, they have Hast thou seen thy friend of late? Hath he seen his friend of late? Not part of modern English, of course. CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,403 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	PoorRichard  +  49079 Tue, 05 Oct 04 11:11 AM I would dispute the assertion that 'hast' isn't part of 'modern English'. It is still used in dialect in some parts of England, & also by certain religious communities. 'Jabberwocky' is by no means the word's most recent appearance in literature. For instance, it was used several times in Ezra Pound's Pisan Cantos (1948). I'm not sure 'hast' can be described as a form of 'has'. The latter is a 3rd person form of 'have', whereas the former is a 2nd person form. The two are not interchangeable. PoorRichard Joined on Tue, Oct 5 2004 Junior Member 66 Dialects, Literature

	nona the brit  +  49084 Tue, 05 Oct 04 11:33 AM True, it may be used in a few English dialects, but it is not exactly common useage and in those cases is a remnant from another age. I would advise the use of 'hast' only in a poetic sense by non-native speakers, and then with care. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Dialects

	PoorRichard  +  49091 Tue, 05 Oct 04 01:40 PM On the contrary, 'hast' is part of the living language in northern England, and very commonly used in some regions. I would say that if a word has an unbroken history of everyday use, it can no more be described as a 'remnant from another age' than words such as 'give' and 'take'. (Though in another, non-derogatory sense, I suppose most of the words we use are 'remnants of other ages'.) To put it another way: a northerner who uses 'hast' in ordinary conversation would be extremely puzzled (& offended) by the suggestion that it's some kind of relic or archaism. It's true that the word is used mostly within particular dialect groups, & so is best avoided by those outside such groups. PoorRichard Conversations, Dialects