On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Scott W. Hlad wrote:
>We used to have two words in english meaning "where"
We have _three_: whence, where and whither. Too bad they
don't get more use.
>
>Where = a position
>Whither = a motion
A motion towards; and whence, a motion from.
>
>Where art thou = where are you
>
>Whither comest thou = where(from) {like Wovon above} are you coming: where
>are you coming from. In neither literary nor spoken English would we ever
>say "Where from are you coming?"
Whence comes thou?
Whither goes thou? is "where are you going to?"
Padraic.
>Scott Hlad