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Hither = to here, thither = to there, yonder = over there, yon = short for yonder. English used to make three distinctions for adverbs of place, corresponding to location of the hearer (person in the verbal categorial sense): first person, I/we ~ here, second person, thou/ye/you ~ there, third person, he/she/it/they ~ yonder. Other languages, like Spanish, Latin have preserved the there and yonder distinction.
whither. whence, where
hither, hence, here
thither, thence, there
--, --, yonder
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Hin and yon?
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credit where credit is due
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