Adverb | Direction / Distance
Encyclopedia of British Slang
YONDER
Adverb | Neutral | Direction / Distance
YONDER Pronunciation: /’j?n-d?/ Part of Speech: Adverb Severity Level: Neutral Category: Direction / Distance
Core Definition
Yonder means:
Over there
At a distance
Linguistic Origins
Old English origin.
Now mostly poetic or rural usage.
Usage Contexts
Rural:
Over yonder.
Final Assessment
Yonder captures pastoral distance.
Softly.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
