LL-L "Etymology" 2004.01.20 (01) [E]

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From: kcaldwell31 at comcast.net <kcaldwell31 at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.01.19 (02) [E]

> From: Gaidheal <gaidheal at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Here/there/where
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> Alright, I've been wondering about the word trio here/there/where, and
their
> relatives hither/thither/whither, hence/thence/whence. I've read that
> there's a fourth, being "yon". That doesn't exactly fit into the pattern.
> Can anyone give me any more information on this?

I wouldn't exactly consider "yon" as part of that set of words, but there is
the phrase "hither, thither, and yon" meaning "all over the place," as in,
"We went hither, thither, and yon looking for a good place to eat."

Kevin Caldwell

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