jhharlan
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Ducky
terryfossil 1
Clonge
country bumpkin
Autumn vs. fall
Fall and autumn are both accepted and widely used terms for the season that comes between summer and winter. Some who consider British English the only true English regard fall as an American barbarism, but this attitude is not well founded. Fall is in fact an old term for the season, originating in English in the 16th century or earlier. It was originally short for fall of the year or fall of the leaf, but it commonly took the one-word form by the 17th century, long before the development of American English. So while the term is now widely used in the U.S., it is not exclusively American, nor is it American in origin.
Autumn came to English from the French automne in the 15th or 16th century, but it didn’t gain prominence until the 18th century. After that, while fall became the preferred term in the U.S.,autumn became so prevalent in British English that fall as a term for the season was eventually considered archaic. This has changed, however, as fall has been gaining ground in British publications for some time.
Canadians are just as likely as Americans to use fall. And although we found quite a few instances of fall in Australian publications, Australian writers seem to favour autumn by a significant margin.
http://grammarist.com/usage/autumn-fall/
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Benthere
zorro
Doesn't matter to me as long as it is here. Finally low temps in the 40's this weekend.
| 8 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
Bob/PKB
Tommyh
Zero!
| 8 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
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