Let's see. . .Hither and thither; hither and yon; come hither. . .you are right, I can't imagine using this outside of a stock phrase. Of course, then there is "Hitherto." Does anyone but me say that? :)
"Stark," however, is in wider use. There are the phrases, such as "stark raving mad,," "stark staring naked," a "stark contrast." I think this word has more independent uses though, meaning simple, unadorned, etc.
slumry commented on the list almost-gone
Let's see. . .Hither and thither; hither and yon; come hither. . .you are right, I can't imagine using this outside of a stock phrase. Of course, then there is "Hitherto." Does anyone but me say that? :)
"Stark," however, is in wider use. There are the phrases, such as "stark raving mad,," "stark staring naked," a "stark contrast." I think this word has more independent uses though, meaning simple, unadorned, etc.
June 26, 2007
loupea commented on the list almost-gone
I thought of those phrases and stark reality too.
And you might be right, but these are all stock phrases.
We would never use the word in regular conversation detached from those phrases, at least I never hear anyone.
June 27, 2007