Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 >"local residents asked whence they had come and where they had spent >the night." > >The date chart in OED shows "whence" to be pretty outdated. "From >where" seems to be standard modern usage; to me, "whence" suggests >Biblical overtones. But M-W makes no such mention. > >Comments? The AHD says, ". . . whence (like thence) is most often used nowadays to impart an archaic or highly formal tone to a passage. . ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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