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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread in the fall of the leaf #114940 11/02/2003 9:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "'My uncle's great journey was in the fall of the leaf, at which time he collected debts, and took orders, in the north; going from London to Edinburgh, from Edinburgh to Glasgow, from Glasgow back to Edinburgh, and thence to London by the smack. " We have had post from UK saying autumn there is never called "fall", but Dickens comes pretty close to it here. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: in the fall of the leaf #114941 01/26/2004 8:17 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... And this expression 'the fall of the leaf' makes me think of the two words tsuwm has published in his lexicon, filemot and feuillemorte. {I think I've spelled them correctly; please do correct me if I'm wrong here.} Those words had to do with the color of faded leaves in the fall rather than the time of year. However, when I read your phrase, wwh, 'in the fall of the leaf,' I immediately thought of tsuwm's lexicon. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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