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Spring into summer FALL back to Winter

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infoman Fri 25-Oct-24 08:16:54

Still love that word fall instead of Autumn,extra hour in bed this weekend.

infoman Fri 25-Oct-24 19:06:18

Maybe its because of all those cowboy/Westerns films I use to watch.

SueDonim Fri 25-Oct-24 19:44:29

I incurred a double fracture of my leg one fall, in October 2013, to be precise. I prefer autumn, not fall!

Allira Fri 25-Oct-24 19:49:50

infoman

Maybe its because of all those cowboy/Westerns films I use to watch.

So did I!
Didn't we all 😀

Lone Ranger and Tonto!
I had a gun with caps.
It didn't turn me into a violent adult.

flappergirl Fri 25-Oct-24 20:24:16

To add to Rosie's post, autumn was indeed called fall in England up until the 1600's. Autumn (deriving from the fancier sounding French word) then became fashionable. It was during the 1600's that English settlers went to America and, unaffected by the imported "new" word, they continued to use the term "fall". Before the word "fall" become common usage, the English called the season "harvest" but this was deemed too confusing.

Just to add some pedantry, the names of the seasons are not capitalised. They are correctly written as spring, summer, autumn and winter.

infoman Sat 26-Oct-24 04:32:44

The Thomas Crown affair film from 1968 with Steve McQueen and the song Windmills of your mind sung by Noel Harrison.
Composed by a French man.

That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair.

The French version states autumn

Et les feuilles de l'automne rencontrent des ciels moins bleus
Et ton absence leur donne la couleur de tes cheveux

Calendargirl Sat 26-Oct-24 08:01:03

I watched ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ the other night.

Couldn’t get over Faye Dunaway’s silly hats and her white tights.

So 60’s.

Steve McQueen as gorgeous as ever.