[atlaw]

Ahhh. I see. Junior was "completely unaware of [his] laughable dumbness" because of his archaic usage. Very subtle point there.

[tallhappy]

It takes a lot of forbearance to deal with some of the people who post here.

[grey_whiskers]

because of his archaic usage. Very subtle point there.

Yup, the word forebore was in fact a transitional form, and thus the subject of much disputation.

Even now, gramaro-paleontologists are trying to decide which clade to place it in. Rumor has it that even Noam Chomsky is baffled.

(Ducking for cover, running for exit)

Cheers!