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minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI think “whence” is a near-perfect example. “Whence” means “from what origin”. The word is used nearly exclusively in the phrase “from whence it came”, or “from (from what origin) it came”
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoLove it. “I have to return back to the ATM machine, but I forgot my PIN number.”
I think “whence” is a near-perfect example. “Whence” means “from what origin”.
The word is used nearly exclusively in the phrase “from whence it came”, or “from (from what origin) it came”
Love it.
“I have to return back to the ATM machine, but I forgot my PIN number.”