Why is rain called rain? Why is it not called leaf, or potato or chair?
This etymology source doesn't really help. It still doesn't tell why drops of water falling from the sky feel and sound more "rain"-like than "leaf"-like or "potato"-like or "chair"-like.
If you had never known the word and suddenly saw it written somewhere, how would you have drawn rain?
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1 comment:
Valeisha, you hit right on the spot! I have had these feelings since I was like...3-4 years old. The very first thing I remember from my childhood was annoying the hell out of my parents by contantly asking them why chair was called a chair... My friend, I think you and I are soulmates.
Vlad.
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