Lo and Behold!

Lo and Behold! Lo and Behold! Lo and Behold! By Maeve Maddox A football fan posted the accompanying: I chose to watch the Duke versus Miami game and low and see Duke is effective this year Normally the â€Å"low and behold† grabbed my attention. Was it only an error? I jumped on my web search tool to perceive what I could discover. Obviously a great deal of English speakers compose low for the lo of â€Å"Lo and behold!† A portion of the incorrect spellings I discovered were intentional quips in features above anecdotes about something â€Å"low,† like low oil costs, low calorie plans, and low golf scores. More, nonetheless, appeared to be the consequence of not realizing that the word in the articulation is spelled lo and not low. Here are a few models: Low and see! (a blog title) Low and Behold (a 2007 film about post-Hurricane Katrina) low and see I have some entirely amazing DOMS in the mid area (practice site) In any case, low and see, about four decades later (printed rap verses) Low and see it worked out extraordinary I got a PC via the post office (tribute on advertising site) Fall term will all be about the Old Testament and low and view, we’ve worked out a total program (college site in the U.K.) Low and BeholdHow Much Work Are You Willing to do? (feature on an author’s site) On the off chance that you don’t tally the fascinating rundown of words satisfactory for Scrabble competitions, English has not very many two-letter words. The way that just around twenty are in like manner use may represent endeavors to add a little body to lo by including another letter. Lo may get from the basic type of the action word to look. It has been utilized as a contribution at any rate since Beowulf was composed, yet the redundancy â€Å"lo and behold† dates just from the nineteenth century. Well before that, loâ€in the feeling of Look! See! Behold!†was utilized to focus on something going to occur or going to be said. For, lo, the winter is past, the downpour is finished and gone; (Song of Solomon, 2:11, KJV.) What's more, Lo! the Hunter of the East has gotten/The Sultan’s Turret in a Noose of Light. (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald interpretation.) The most punctual OED reference for Lo and view! is from a letter written in 1808. Bulwer-Lytton†he who gave us the novel opening, â€Å"It was a dull and blustery night,† utilized it in 1841: The reasonable lady of the hour was skirting down the middle..when, lo and see! the rough looking gentleman..advanced..and cried-‘La voil!’ (Night Morning II. iii. v. 144â ) These days the articulation is utilized both hilariously and cuttingly. Tennessee Williams has Stanley use it in a tirade against Blanche: You come in here and sprinkle the spot with powder and shower aroma and spread the light with a paper lamp, and lo and observe the spot has transformed into Egypt and you are the Queen of the Nile! (Trolley Named Desire, scene 10). Present day authors most likely won’t discover a lot of utilization for the articulation butâ€Å"Lo Behold!† still has a lot of life in it for day by day conversational use. Individuals who utilize the articulation in their web journals and online discussions might need to check the spelling. Verifiable authors placing shouts in the mouths of pre-nineteenth century characters might need to adhere to plain â€Å"Lo!† Need to improve your English quickly a day? Get a membership and begin accepting our composing tips and activities day by day! Continue learning! Peruse the Expressions classification, check our mainstream posts, or pick a related post below:Congratulations on or for?Rules for Capitalization in TitlesHow to Address Your Elders, Your Doctor, Young Children... furthermore, Your CEO