Fall (autumn)
spring, summer, fall, winter should indicate four seasons of a year, I'm wondering why a lot of time "fall" is used to refer to autumn, while there are no other alternative terms for other seasons. Is there any implication or something behind the story?
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It's a reference to the fall of leaves from trees in autumn. Other than that, there is no story regarding the names of seasons. CJ
- It's a reference to the fall of leaves from trees in autumn.
- Other than that, there is no story regarding the names of seasons.
- CJ
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It's a reference to the fall of leaves from trees in autumn.
Other than that, there is no story regarding the names of seasons.
CJ
0kenny1999I'm wondering why a lot of time "fall" is used to refer to autumn,
It's used in North America. Autumn is the word used in the UK.
0Spring was once called Lent, the same Lent as the religious season. Spring itself is so called because it is the first season, the spring, or emergence, of the year. "Spring" goes back to the beginnings of English in senses to do with the water source and the act of leaping. The water jumps up from the ground, so to speak.
Summer is also old. Some say that Old English inherited an even o
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