There seem to be several words related to 'hap' that are archaic without being actually obsolete - yet.
One weird one (not in the 'hap' family) is 'gotten'; it's in my dictionary as archaic; Brits mostly use 'got' - and yet it's still correct usage in America. Because of that, it's regaining a degree of use in the UK. But it's one of the words that I'll write rings around to avoid using in any of my stories. :-)
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In my mind, I connect 'hap' to 'happenstance' -- but maybe that demonstrates that I'm a bit archaic myself. ;)
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One weird one (not in the 'hap' family) is 'gotten'; it's in my dictionary as archaic; Brits mostly use 'got' - and yet it's still correct usage in America. Because of that, it's regaining a degree of use in the UK. But it's one of the words that I'll write rings around to avoid using in any of my stories. :-)
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Thanks for this post!
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"Sherlock sighed haply at the Doctor. Dean smiled and haply gave Sam a kiss."
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