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Hi, Could you please, tell me what's the meaning of the following sentence (it's a tongue twister)? I know the meaning of each word , but I can't understand them into it: "Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread. In simple terms, 'Fred put bread in Ted's mouth, and Ted put bread in Fred's...

None of these names for cases applies much to Modern English; we have neither an accusative nor a dative case and many linguists might argue we do not even have a true genitive (just a "clitic s"). Nouns have an all-purpose "base case" and a possessive form. My dog is big/I see a dog. ...

Hello Roro OED says about the etymology of "cost" as follows. a. OF. coster, couster (mod. coûter) = Pr. and Sp. costar, Pg. custar, It. costare:—L. constôre to stand together, stand firm, abide, be settled or fixed, stand at a price, cost, f. con- together + stôre to stand. The construction...