What's the difference between "lonely" and "lonesome"
Sep 27, 2012 · Take "lonesome" seriously -- it differs culturally, linguistically, "conceptually" from our depressive "lonely," owned as it is by the shrinks. It's a feeling-perception, open-ended, …
terminology - Is there any implication of drunkenness in "high …
Sep 24, 2024 · Interesting question, I don’t have an answer but the following extract may be helpful: From: The High Lonesome Sound Defined: Examining The Music Of Bill Monroe, 1945 …
What's an adjective for "alone but not lonely"?
May 28, 2017 · For example, I'm an introvert. I've been telling people that I'm a lonesome person because I prefer being alone. Being alone does not make me feel lonely. However, now that I …
What does “on’ry” mean in “I Wonder As I Wander”?
Dec 1, 2013 · There are not many references to the contraction, but a 1973 Waylon Jennings album is entitled Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean. I believe that this usage, also, is pointing …
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Is there any implication of drunkenness in "high lonesome" as used in the term "high lonesome sound"? Wiktionary has the following entry for "high lonesome sound": high lonesome sound …
Would it be correct to say, "I'm walking by my own"?
Apr 1, 2016 · The usual idiom is I'm walking on my own, which could be a small child pointing out that they were walking unaided for the first time (unlikely since this stage of development …
abbreviations - How should I abbreviate "versus"? - English …
There are 4 types of abbreviations I know for "versus": v v. vs vs. I generally use the last one in the list, but I want to stick to one and use only that one. Which one is more proper (or more pre...
She [,] as well as I [,] (am/is/are?) tired of the work
Jan 13, 2015 · In my view 'as well as' does not change anything, interestingly it transforms the subject 'She' into plural as in: United States Congressional serial set - Volume 11731 - Page …
capitalization - Should the footnote be capitalized? - English …
Apr 28, 2015 · I have no sources for this, but it should either be capitalized, in which case the footnote is an incomplete sentence, because the subject (the word that Which refers to) is …
Hung vs Hanged: “going to be hung” or “going to be hanged”?
Feb 20, 2023 · Conventionally, it is "He will be hanged." The etymology of to hang is complex, This is an edited version from OED: Etymology: The history of this word involves that of two …