Talk:thereas

RFV discussion: September–October 2019

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thereas

--Tybete (talk) 16:05, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

I found plenty of cites in Middle English, but only one that could possibly be Modern. Kiwima (talk) 23:05, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

It seems to have usage in American legal contexts in the mid-20th century (I just did a quick search with QQ). Andrew Sheedy (talk) 03:01, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

@Andrew Sheedy: Can you provide some links or citations please? Kiwima (talk) 17:18, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

I'm afraid I was mistaken. I took a closer look and they were all scannos. Andrew Sheedy (talk) 04:28, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 19:31, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

thereas in Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur

There are 27 occurences in the text in Modern English.

• Book IV : Chapters 20, 22, 24, 26 (twice)
• Book V : Chapters 5, 12
• Book VI : Chapters 8, 9
• Book VII : Chapters 5, 22 (twice), 26 (twice), 33
• Book VIII : Chapters 11, 35, 41 (twice)
• Book IX : Chapters 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 27, 28, 36

Please note that it is there as in William Caxton's edition (1485)

— Alan Dipode (talk) 07:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)