APAD: betwixt and between

betwixt and between

meaning: between two positions, choices, or ideas; not really one thing or the other

example: A lot of us feel betwixt and between our roots and our branches. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022

The two words are of the same meaning

 Perhaps you've always said "between the two of them" That's fine. Betwixt and between have similar origins: they both come from a combination of be- and related Old English roots. Both words appeared before the 12th century, but use of betwixt dropped off considerably toward the end of the 1600s. It survived in the phrase "betwixt and between" ("neither one thing nor the other"), which took on a life of its own in the 18th century. Nowadays, betwixt is uncommon, but it isn't archaic; it's simply used more consciously than between.

 

 

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" betwixt and between" is only natural and -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (405 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 04:51:25

我還以為這個看著與brexit 長得有點象的字又是不久前造出來的 -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 08:31:16

1st time4me2. thus APAD == place 2learn & 4fun;) Thx! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 08:43:29

Betwixt and between God's meat and the devil's cooks, we -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 09:37:44

took both and offended neither :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 09:38:17

God & devil put us to test -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 15:19:40

It is hard for me to pronounce "Betwixt" -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 09:52:28

be + twixt -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 15:18:49

並不是非黑即白的事情,是這個意思嗎?Betwixt looks like “Between”+“Exit” -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 13:50:35

確切的中文意思是:摸棱兩可 -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/25/2024 postreply 15:17:48

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