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Re: USAGE: Hither, thither and yon (was Re: Weekly Vocab 26)

From:Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...>
Date:Sunday, October 19, 2003, 22:31
--- Adam Walker <carrajena@...> wrote:
> --- Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> > wrote:
> > What about the phrase "Hither, thither and > > yon",
> It's used in Texas, but mainly by older rural > floks or to give the effect of being old or > rural.
It's normal enough around here (DCish). I use hence and hither etc. regularly in writing, though not often in speech. Padraic. ===== - Nos côsez yen fin xristianós et trancouil - Côsez-el a Ddon! -- Ill Bethisad -- <http://www.geocities.com/elemtilas/ill_bethisad> Come visit The World! -- <http://www.geocities.com/hawessos/> .