Right about now, I’ll
bet you could go for a cool winter day with a hint of rain or light, snowy dustup.
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| Stunning snowflake |
Winter
will certainly be here before you know it, along with all the holidays. Ugh and
yea at the same time, and if the El Niño predictions are right, more “weather” than we might desire.
But
today, as you brush the stream of sweat from your brow, you’ll just have
daydream of a frosty, hiemal day …
HIEMAL (hīʹi mɘl): – adj.
of winter; wintry. [Is your honey in a hiemal mood? Give her / him a warm hug.]
So,
Wordsmiths … a question … hiemal is
not listed as an archaic word, yet it is rarely seen in common language.
Considering this, why in heaven’s name do we have so many words that mean the
same thing? Why didn’t we stop at “winter” and “wintry” and leave it at that?
(Or whichever came first.) If you’re waiting for an answer …
