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wither, whither

Postby William Hupy » Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:51 am

Whether wither or whither? Which is when?
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Re: wither, whither

Postby David McWethy » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:39 pm

I've distinguished the two in a way that now makes me think it must be too simple to be correct: "Wither" is what my tomatoes on the vine do when they've not been watered often enough, while "whither" is a fancy-dancy way of conveying the concept of "wherever" in a manner containing too much treacle and not enough plain-speaking.
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Re: wither, whither

Postby Slava » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:11 am

You're spot on, David. Whither is "to where", as in "whither goest thou?" Wither is what a lot of plants are doing this time of year in my neck of the woods. They wither and die.
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