I just angrily messaged somebody the following words: “Between falling and lying!”
Any guesses what this was about?
(Answer in an hour)
Any guesses what this was about?
(Answer in an hour)
I had been arguing earlier in the day with a Scottish friend as to whether snow “settles” (me) or “lies” (him) when it lands on cold, dry ground...
He tried to prove his case by quoting ‘Good King Wenceslas’ (“snow layround about”) & something by Oscar Wilde (“It was a night of bitter cold. The snow lay thick upon the ground, and upon the branches of the trees: the frost kept snapping the little twigs on either side of them”
“THAT’S DIFFERENT,” I retorted. “Yes, snow *can* lie. Once it is on the ground. *After* it has settled....”
“The settling of the snow is a momentary process. A transition...”
“Between falling and lying”
