It means perhaps, maybe, by chance, or by any chance. For example, 'would you care to buy my book, perchance?'
Hmm, perchance my dictionary is right – it does sound very dated, doesn't it?
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Perchance
It means perhaps, maybe, by chance, or by any chance. For example, 'would you care to buy my book, perchance?'
Hmm, perchance my dictionary is right – it does sound very dated, doesn't it?
Perchance to dream - we can all do that!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm afraid I have to agree - it's not a word we can comfortably use today.
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames at
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Country folk here in the South use it to mean, by-chance
ReplyDeleteThe word I see yall use is whilst (non-American English speakers). Cracks me up. Sounds like something Dickens would use.
(just thinking out loud)
@ Lizzie – We can and we should!
ReplyDelete@ Susan – Ah well, I suspect we're gaining more words than we're losing.
@ Mac – I use 'whilst' although I have been told that it's old fashioned.