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Well, I'm glad to hear that... it was very
peculiar.
Whew.
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From: "Marjorie Greene"
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Meanings (Was: Greg's relics(
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> I think you missed my exchange with John Briggs
(I think it was he). He asked where Greg's relics
were translated from when he meant where did they
go. I responded. And since Greg was moved from one
place in St Peter's to another, the "place from
where" and the "place to" were the same. It's the
place that was the same, not the meanings of the
two words.
> MG
>
> -- Rochelle Altman <[log in to unmask]>
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> > Turns out the "whence" and the "whither" are
the
> same:
>
> ????
>
> whence adv., conj. also used in gen. --
> always has a sense of "from
where" --
> "where from"
>
> whither v. basic meaning -- move rapidly
> to and fro (OE)
> whither adv. "where to? (OE)
> to which place...
> whither sb. rush about (Late ME) --[obvious
> late extended meaning]
>
> example compounds: whitherto [to what]
> and "whitherward" [towards what]
>
> There are no synonyms in English --
> and these two are definitely not the
> same thing.
>
> risa (with her language hat on)
>
>
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