Originally Posted By: stratocaster
Hi Mac!

Thanks for your analysis, what I would like to know is "and I am very fret" is that ok, or is it "I'm on a fret" Things like that. Is there places in the text where you would say: " this would an English speaking person never say!

Strat


The problem in this example is one of tense.

"I am very fret" is in the present tense and that is not accepted English usage.

"I am very fretted" on the other hand, placing the predicate in the past tense, would be correct and acceptable/understandable usage.

Even then, I doubt whether such usage is going to be all that acceptable to modern users of the language, it has the sound and feel of writings from another long past timeframe.


--Mac