In this scene at the play, she is asking “Why are you here?”, ‘wherefore’ is archaic for ‘for what reason’ or ‘why’. So the joke does not really work here if you condition its rooted use.
Curses! You’re right, my memory was completely off. I remembered the premise behind the scene as you stated it to be, yet I saw the question valid. Poot.
Yesyes, however, consider this. The female character never actually got a proper literary education…hence the reliance on welfare checks. *brushes shoulder off..walks away*
Well, if SOMEONE didn’t spend their money on dresses, they wouldn’t need checks.
If you’re gonna be poor, at least be fashionably poor.
Clever, very clever.
Good to see that those acting classes didn’t go to waste.
In this scene at the play, she is asking “Why are you here?”, ‘wherefore’ is archaic for ‘for what reason’ or ‘why’. So the joke does not really work here if you condition its rooted use.
Pedantic-asshole, ho!
Actually, considering this is followed by “Deny thy father and refuse thy name”, she’s actually asking “Why are you Romeo?”, not “Why are you here?”.
You’ve been out-pedanted.
Curses! You’re right, my memory was completely off. I remembered the premise behind the scene as you stated it to be, yet I saw the question valid. Poot.
Confirmed!
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/262200.html
Thank you for having a a bigger pedant than me.
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oh noes! stop that guy in the apartment before he shoots himself.
I agree! You can sell bullets if they haven’t been fired yet.
I agree, but…you can still sell the brass after the bullets are fired.
This one is brilliant!
Yesyes, however, consider this. The female character never actually got a proper literary education…hence the reliance on welfare checks. *brushes shoulder off..walks away*