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Carry On Siffling
Dec. 28th, 2023 08:44 am The wind continues to siffle.
Having written the other day that the French word "siffle" more closely approximates the sound the wind makes than our English "whistle", I did some research and found that "siffle' does, in fact, exist in English. It is merely little used- which is a pity.
The siffler (or should that be siffleur?) is a storm called Gerrit. I like Gerrit as a name. We English should employ it more often.
My friend Dave introduced me to the word Twixmas- a term for the peculiar interlude between Christmas and New Year. Here's another word that deserves wider currency. At present, so wiktionary says, it is mainly used in the tourism industry. It also exists in the form "Twixtmas"- which I prefer because it is crunchier....
Having written the other day that the French word "siffle" more closely approximates the sound the wind makes than our English "whistle", I did some research and found that "siffle' does, in fact, exist in English. It is merely little used- which is a pity.
The siffler (or should that be siffleur?) is a storm called Gerrit. I like Gerrit as a name. We English should employ it more often.
My friend Dave introduced me to the word Twixmas- a term for the peculiar interlude between Christmas and New Year. Here's another word that deserves wider currency. At present, so wiktionary says, it is mainly used in the tourism industry. It also exists in the form "Twixtmas"- which I prefer because it is crunchier....
