I know exactly what you mean. In a certain state of mind, those things can become scary, especially to a kid…as I recall.
Also, we (wife and self) were discussing “darkly” yesterday, deciding it was invented by Thomas Hardy, The Darkling Thrush. I haven’t come across any precedents.
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I know exactly what you mean. In a certain state of mind, those things can become scary, especially to a kid…as I recall.
Also, we (wife and self) were discussing “darkly” yesterday, deciding it was invented by Thomas Hardy, The Darkling Thrush. I haven’t come across any precedents.
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Middle English, I guess. Almost sounds like a kenning to me. Hardy was my source. What, no mention of the fixed up Erika?
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Sorry. The Erika looks great, quite sexy in a way. And the type is really beautiful. 🙂
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Cheers!
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darkling! spellchecker!
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