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minus-squaremisterdoctor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 day agoGet in, loser, we’re going to throw the One Ring into the fiery chasm from whence it came
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours ago from whence Redundant “from” is redundant :)
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoMerriam Webster: from whence : from what place, source, or cause no one could tell me from whence the gold had come —Graham Greene
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoAlso Merriam Webster: Is it wrong to say ‘from whence’? TL;DR: Yeah, it’s kind of wrong, but people have been getting it wrong for so long that it is no longer a ‘vicious’ mistake.
Get in, loser, we’re going to throw the One Ring into the fiery chasm from whence it came
Redundant “from” is redundant :)
Merriam Webster:
from whence
: from what place, source, or cause
no one could tell me from whence the gold had come
—Graham Greene
Also Merriam Webster: Is it wrong to say ‘from whence’?
TL;DR: Yeah, it’s kind of wrong, but people have been getting it wrong for so long that it is no longer a ‘vicious’ mistake.
No.
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