Date:  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 11:55:31 +0000
From:  Lynne Murphy <M_Lynne_Murphy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BAYLOR.EDU>
Subject: autumn

Daniel Long wrote:

> For "fall", does this mean that "fall" is rare EVEN in literary use in
> the UK, and thus not used in conversational speech?

i'll throw in some info from UK english's closer cousin, south african
english. the only time i heard 'fall' was when people said 'as you
americans say, "fall"...'


> For "autumn", I agree with what they say it being from Sept to Dec in
> North America. Does it indeed start in August in UK usage? Any
> insights, opinions?

i think of autumn as sept to november. (the calendar says december,
but it's snowing where i come from usually before t-giving.) in south
africa, autumn (if you perceive an autumn) is may-ish, but that's
another matter...

lynne
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M. Lynne Murphy
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Department of English
Baylor University
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Waco, TX 76798