'course

course coursé English Alternative forms en course Adverb - 'course en hypercorrect en of course. 182 “Huck, have you ever told anybody about that?” “’Bout what?” “You know what.” “Oh—’course I haven’t.” en 2002 w:Jane Green Bookends 33 trade paperback 2003 0767907817 "she'd probably find something wrong with him too. Wouldn't you?" He looked at me."'Course," I said, examining the picture before exclaiming very seriously, "His hair's too greasy." Usage notes This hypercorrect form is apostrophized as if it were a contraction, when it is in fact an ellipsis. Anagrams en ceorsu Couser Crouse Crusoe cerous coures crouse source