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- Whats the difference between lonely and lonesome
Lonely and Lonesome are synonymous But generally, lonely is meant to mean lack of companionship and personification of that lack (e g Houses cannot be lonely unless it is personified), whereas lonesome signifies something desolate, secluded or solitary like a lonesome house
- terminology - Is there any implication of drunkenness in high lonesome . . .
Here is the entry for "high lonesome" in Dictionary of American Regional English (1991): high lonesome n 1 A drinking spree or binge, esp one indulged in alone [Cited occurrences:] 1897 KS Univ Qrly (ser B) 6 53, High lonesome: a 'glorious' drunk or spree: as, He goes off on a high lonesome occasionally 1915 D[ialect] N[otes] 4,184 swVA
- Would it be correct to say, Im walking by my own?
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 usually precedes an ability to construct sentences)
- Whats an adjective for alone but not lonely?
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 learned that “lonesome” and “lonely” mean the same thing I'm wondering what adjective I'd use in place of “lonesome”
- What does “on’ry” mean in “I Wonder As I Wander”?
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 toward ornery So, are you and I ornery, ordinary, or something else? If we're ornery, has the meaning shifted between Niles's usage in 1933 and Waylon Jennings' usage forty years
- Unanswered Questions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 (music) An expressively emotional, powerful and earthy style of musical expression associated mainly with
- meaning - What does I swear mean when used as an answer to an . . .
Consider the following excerpt from the novel Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry: “Well, it ain’t a holiday,” Call said “Work to do Me and Deets will go see if we can help them boys ” “That Newt surprised me,” Jake said “I had it in mind he was still a spud Is Maggie still here?” “Maggie’s been dead several years
- Newest phrase-origin Questions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Wiktionary has the following entry for "high lonesome sound": high lonesome sound (music) An expressively
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