Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 14:14:07 +0900

From: Daniel Long dlong[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]JOHO.OSAKA-SHOIN.AC.JP

Subject: Re: fall/autumn



Dan Goodman wrote:

I can't recall _ever_ reading or hearing "fall" defined as including

December, in the US.

It may be relevant that I grew up in the Hudson Valley, and currently

live in Minneapolis. However, I've also lived in Los Angeles.



Oops. Thanks for the comment/correction. Actually a more relevant fact

than your upbringing here is that I am careless typist. The OED had

said "Sept to Nov" and that is what I meant to agree with in my

posting. Nope. I agree, Dec isn't part of fall where I'm from

(Tennessee) either.



Danny Long

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