We are having lovely autumnal weather here at the moment, in the states autumn is the fall, so how would an american express such an observation?
2006-09-26 02:19:07 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The American word for autumnal... is 'autumnal'. Also it could be called the equinox, 'fall' season, winter foliage harvest-time, pumkin pickin' time, Halloween-ish, anti-vernal, wintery, or cold season. If you're into fashion, it's the time you can not wear white socks. For those into etimology: Middle English autumpne, from Old French autompne, from Latin autumnus. Pick my answer please i really need the points.
2006-09-26 03:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Hillary Dillary 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love the word autumnal too, doesn't it sound like Lucy's friend in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! I absolutely loathe the season, though, because it means winter is just around the corner. Lucky there is always Christmas, however, unlike Narnia under the White Witch.
2006-09-26 02:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by aussiepom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same. In the states people use both fall and autumn (I prefer to say "autumn" rather than "fall"). And I use the word "autumnal" as well.
2006-09-26 02:26:54 · answer #3 · answered by SavageLettuce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fall
2006-09-26 02:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use the same word I think, people would understand you in the states if you said autumn its just that they prefer the word fall.
2006-09-26 02:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"We are having lovely autumn weather here in the United States."
Autumnal is a word we usually reserve for describing the equinox.
2006-09-26 02:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use autumn as well as fall, but autumnal isn't a very frequently used word at least where I live. I'd just say "crisp" or "refreshing".
2006-09-26 02:27:31 · answer #7 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used to call it "fall" in Britain too, autumn was always an alternative. As with so many words in English we have alternative words from Latin,French,Danish,Germanic etc etc.
2006-09-26 09:32:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the word autumnal and love the season as well !
2006-09-26 02:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is autumnal, we do describe the season as autumn also. i guess people who would rather call it fall just say it's lovely fall weather.
this is not a loft - apartment word. it's more of a soda - pop - sodapop kind of word. (does that make sense, i hope so... made sense to me.)
2006-09-26 02:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by Jenessa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋