‘Atonement’ – for me, it has a solemn,
lifetime, deathtime, this-is-final
ring to it – spoken in the severest tones
in some headmaster’s study in the skies…
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PS... laughing to self... you do realise this is going to send our 'one-r' into overdrive? t x
Oh brilliant M! I'd never thought of the breakdown of the word (or I suppose one may, convinced by you, suggest, its etymology....) . I'll never be able to say it the old way again..... t x
Very Zen, Miguelito. I've seen the breakdown of this word, so, that's not new (to me) - but your spin on others perception is unique - and fun, in spite of yourself. Nice work, Mr. Shepherd.