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, …
Is there any implication of drunkenness in "high lonesome" as …
Sep 24, 2024 · Wiktionary has the following entry for "high lonesome sound": high lonesome sound (music) An expressively emotional, powerful and earthy style of musical …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 · If we refer a textual content in a footnote, should it be capitalized or not? Here is an example: The proposed method is only working well with homogeneous space and it fails if the …
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...
A word/phrase describing the sound of leaves?
Oct 8, 2015 · The horror of the situation was only heightened by the lonesome sound of the leaves scratching and scraping one another. Or for a pleasant scenario: The leaves hummed …