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 (DIR) Post #AX8J43hOhv92tHwsFc by pharsicle@aus.social
       2023-06-27T22:16:26Z
       
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       Hi @grammargirl, you called ‘whither’ an “… archaic form of the word ‘where’. It’s a place you are going.” (GG 934)I have always understood ‘whither’ as meaning ‘to where’, and ‘whence’ meaning ‘from where’. Likewise ‘thither’ and ‘thence’ for ‘to there’ and ‘from there’.German still has the equivalents ‘wohin’, ‘woher’, ‘dahin’ and ‘daher’. Perhaps other languages as well.#language
       
 (DIR) Post #AX8J44blKMEPi6Jt6e by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-06-28T00:13:17Z
       
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       @pharsicle You're right! I explained that "whither" is "a place you are going," so essentially "to where."We explained it in much more detail in episode 799 though. The three old forms of "where" ("whence," "whither," and "where") condensed down to just "where." https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/where-are-you-at/And thanks for giving me the episode number. That helps me find it faster (since I'm working about a month ahead these days).
       
 (DIR) Post #AXAW1gafLCYcMUv18q by pharsicle@aus.social
       2023-06-29T01:47:59Z
       
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       @grammargirl Thanks! I enjoyed listening to ep 799. Even though “from whence” might be considered incorrect, Shakespeare used it in at least five different plays, according to Google Bard(!).