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Three times ?
Message from sheepishly posted on 14-08-2010 at 17:58:54 (D | E | F)
Hello,
I wonderif whether there would be another word to say 'three times' like "once" or "twice".
My teacher told us about it once, but I can't remember the right word.
Maybe it doesn't exist... Oups... Ha, ha...
Could you help me and answer my question with 'yes...' or 'no...'
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Edited by bridg on 14-08-2010 18:42
Message from sheepishly posted on 14-08-2010 at 17:58:54 (D | E | F)
Hello,
I wonder
My teacher told us about it once, but I can't remember the right word.
Maybe it doesn't exist... Oups... Ha, ha...
Could you help me and answer my question with 'yes...' or 'no...'
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Edited by bridg on 14-08-2010 18:42
Re: Three times ? from willy, posted on 14-08-2010 at 18:15:14 (D | E)
Hello!
Three times = thrice.
Re: Three times ? from sayed, posted on 14-08-2010 at 18:40:25 (D | E)
hi willy, are you sure?
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Edited by bridg on 14-08-2010 18:44
Hello
Willy was an English teacher
and, perhaps could you have a glance at this page:Lien Internet
Best regards.
Re: Three times ? from sheepishly, posted on 14-08-2010 at 20:39:51 (D | E)
Thank you ! It's OK for me, I get what I was looking for !
Thrice exists, sayed !!
Willy is the 
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Edited by bridg on 15-08-2010 08:30
Hello
There was no point in giving us another link./Erased.
Thanks for understanding.
Regards
Re: Three times ? from brettdallen, posted on 14-08-2010 at 23:40:27 (D | E)
Hello,
"Thrice" means "three times" but, contrary to "once" or "twice", is not used in common language anymore. It's just archaic ! Now, even if you won't use the word, you've got to know it and understand it if you come upon "thrice" in an old text !
Hope this helps.
Re: Three times ? from willy, posted on 15-08-2010 at 08:02:09 (D | E)
Hello!
Journalists sometimes use the word "thrice". I read it in "The Daily Telegraph" not so long ago, which does not mean that you should use it!
You can read the word "thrice" twice in Antony's funeral oration over Caesar's body :
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!"
Lien Internet
And in :
Lien Internet
Re: Three times ? from sheepishly, posted on 15-08-2010 at 12:08:28 (D | E)
Hello,
Thank you. I almost ask you when that world was used, but you answer before I ask my question !! (I was going to ask you for examples in which the word was used but you anticipated my request!)
Thanks for the links...
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Edited by willy on 15-08-2010 16:59
Re: Three times ? from may, posted on 15-08-2010 at 15:16:32 (D | E)
Hello sheepishly,
Perhaps willy can read your mind
word you mean? sheepishly,
Fun,fun.
Re: Three times ? from sheepishly, posted on 16-08-2010 at 11:31:41 (D | E)
Hello may,
He can !! He's the best
Of course, I meant 'word' but I wrote 'world' instead --"....
Re: Three times ? from ruthlessgal, posted on 17-08-2010 at 21:11:35 (D | E)
I think the word thrice is not used in our daily conversation any more...as in our informal chat one can use the word (three times)...it's ok for informal talk but what about formal one??... I think thrice is better than three times..for formal chat..!!
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Edited by lucile83 on 17-08-2010 21:24
Re: Three times ? from benboom, posted on 26-08-2010 at 14:43:04 (D | E)
Hello!I think thrice is better than three times..for formal chat..!!
Only if you want people to think you are a wizard.
It would be seen as an affectation or at least an allusion (NB: not an illusion) to archaic speech.<< English only
