SonshineLearner Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hi There :) Just a fun Question: Anyone still use the word "Writ"? My friend's son, while in England, used "writ" and I went to look it up. Is it something only used by older people? Do younger people still say "writ"? :) writ …archaic past participle of write… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I have only heard 'writ' used in legal proceedings as in 'writ of habeas corpus'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I have only heard 'writ' used in legal proceedings as in 'writ of habeas corpus'. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hmmmm....I can't say that I've heard it except as a legal term. However, my sister tutors a couple of middle schoolers and they used this term. (I am quoting this from an email she sent me.) "I done writ my story yesterday in class." Probably not the usage to which you were referring. :D Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Already Gone Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I use it, but I'm fond of off-the-wall locutions (okay, it's an affectation. I enjoy it). :001_smile: Mostly as in, "writ large"--so, say, "that's an example of our family dynamic writ large." I would probably qualify as an "older person" at this point, though. Certainly not "younger". . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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