The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.2654  Friday, 23 November 2001

[1]     From:   Vick Bennison <
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        Date:   Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001 10:54:59 EST
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French

[2]     From:   Todd Pettigrew <
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        Date:   Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001 12:03:40 -0800
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French

[3]     From:   Martin Steward <
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        Date:   Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001 21:55:24 -0000
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French

[4]     From:   Brother Anthony <
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        Date:   Thursday, 22 Nov 2001 15:00:07 +0900
        Subj:   Re: SHK 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French


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From:           Vick Bennison <
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Date:           Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001 10:54:59 EST
Subject: 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French
Comment:        Re: SHK 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French

According to my dictionary, "adieu" has been considered English since
Middle English times, derived from old French.  But why the heck isn't
he speaking Danish???

- Vick

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From:           Todd Pettigrew <
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Date:           Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001 12:03:40 -0800
Subject: 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French
Comment:        Re: SHK 12.2636 Ghost Dad - French

According to the Works of the Bard search engine, "adieu" appears 102
times in Shakespeare.

Hamlet's father's ghost is not speaking French so much as using a French
word that had been borrowed into English.

Perhaps because I