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Undated letter from Carl Duncan to Patricia Whiting.
Duncan, Carl D. (Carl Dudley), 1895-1966
Undated
English
Duncan discusses the meaning and usage of the French word "neuf" and the English word "wake", citing definitions from respective dictionaries.
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Correspondence
Whiting, Patricia, 1940-2010
San Jose -- California
Dr. Carl Duncan and Patricia Whiting Papers
San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives
Series I, Box 1, Folders 243-284
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Dr. Carl. D. Duncan (1895-1966), former SJSU professor and chairman of the National Science Department, began his career at San Jose State College in 1922. During his tenure he mentored many students, and between the years 1964-1966, he mentored Patricia Carpio (Whiting), a student in the Humanities & Art. Whiting worked for Dr. Duncan, who served as the secretary of the Field Studies program at that time. Whiting went on to become the first Filipino woman elected to the Oregon State Legislature, serving three terms from 1972-1978, and a community activist and beloved leader. Duncan and Whiting maintained a long-term friendship that lasted until his death in 1966. Patricia Whiting died at age 69 on July 1, 2010 of cancer. She is survived by her husband Vincent Whiting.
Some bits of information. From Cassel’s French dictionary - Two quite distinct meanings for neuf. Pg. 509. “neuf (1) adj. & noun, masc. - nine, ninth, neuf heures, nine o’clock; le neuf aout, the ninth of august. Un enfant de neuf ans; a nine year old child. Un neuf de Coeur, a nine of hearts. Pg. 510. Neuf (2) adj. (fem. Neuve) new, inexperienced, young, raw, green. A neuf, anew, again, like new, faire peau neuve, to brighten up; habiller de neuf, to dress in new clothes, it est tout neuf de meter, he is quite new to the business,; etc. So we both were correct but how to translate chateau neuf is anyone’s guess - but a Frenchman’s. [over] Webster’s dictionary 1934 ed. Unabridged. Wake, V.; past tense waked (wakdt), or woke; past participle, waked. However def. 3 - “to be roused from sleep, to awaken often with up.” Then, since the example of usage given is: “woke up at the sound of the concluding doxology.” - G. Eliot it would seem that the question at issue is one of preferred usage rather than correctness. Your teacher had so thoroughly learned that “woke” was the approved usage that she either had come to believe nothing else was permissible or else she so wanted you (her class) to employ the best usage that she did not consider it desirable to discuss any other usage.
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