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To: scrabblehack
Dufus "sounds like" Brutus...

Cheers!

10 posted on 01/10/2010 8:01:35 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.http://home.tia)
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To: grey_whiskers

Et tu, Brute (Brutus = 2nd declension)
Et tu, Deus (”And you, O God”)
— Deus (2nd declension) is an exception that takes -us in the vocative.

4th declension nouns ending in -us in the nominative also take -us in the vocative.


16 posted on 01/10/2010 8:31:47 PM PST by scrabblehack
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