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wow sent me a reminder about the Vernal Equinox. Does the word equinox have any relationship to equine? And while I'm at it, where did vernal come from, please?


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Dear Jackie: My dictionary says:equinox:
the time when the sun crosses the equator, making night and day of equal length in all parts of the earth: in the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox occurs about March 21, the autumnal equinox about September 22



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the time when the sun crosses the equator, making night and day of equal length in all parts of the earth: in the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox occurs about March 21, the autumnal equinox about September 22

H-e-l-l-o-o-o-o-o BILL! Anyone home?



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I like the Vernal and Autumnal prefixes better than the month ones.
Sounds more mystical and eternal.
But that's just the view of your High Priestess, respectfully submitted.



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the time when the sun crosses the equator, making night and day of equal length in all parts of the earth: in the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox occurs about March 21, the autumnal equinox about September 22

H-e-l-l-o-o-o-o-o Cap! You been upside down too long? Blood rushing to your head? What's the problem here?


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Dear Faldage: You got it wrong. Now that CK is right side up, all the blood has rushed to his feet, and he is suffering from cerebral anoxemia.


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If, and, of course, I say if Bill's definition of equinox is correct "all parts of the earth" then it'll be the same all over the world. Work it out.



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if Bill's definition of equinox is correct "all parts of the earth" then it'll be the same all over the world.

making night and day of equal length in all parts of the earth

This is true. At the equinoxes the length of the day equals the length of the night all over the world.

in the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox occurs about March 21, the autumnal equinox about September 22

This is also true. in the Northern Hemisphere is a prepositional phrase modifying the rest of the phrase. Therefore what follows is only true for the Northern Hemisphere. The language is called English. I realize that you don't use it in other parts of the world with the purity that it still has among USns but there should be some glimmer of recognition even there where you are. It is, however, true all over the world that in the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox occurs about March 21, the autumnal equinox about September 22.




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Dear CK: Do mean to tell me that the legend about the Antipodeans is not founded on fact?


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