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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Yonder

There is a song titled "Way down yonder in New Orleans".

Does "yonder" mean "there" in that title?

  

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anonymous Does "yonder" mean "there" in that title? Basically, yes. It's very old-fashioned.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Does "yonder" mean "there" in that title?
  • Basically, yes.
  • It's very old-fashioned.
  • The short form is 'yon', as in the expression "hither, thither, and yon".
  • CJ
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anonymousDoes "yonder" mean "there" in that title?

Basically, yes. It's very old-fashioned. The short form is 'yon', as in the expression "hither, thither, and yon".

CJ

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