lonely vs. lonesome?

Indigo Som indigo at WELL.COM
Mon Aug 26 04:48:15 UTC 2002


I would love to hear people's thoughts on "lonely" vs. "lonesome".
"Lonesome" sounds countryish (also bluesy) to me, and perhaps a shade
lonelier than "lonely". Is "lonesome" regularly used outside of country or
blues songs?

Thanks,
Indigo



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