By Cheryl G (Poncer)

Long ago and far away, a few lifetimes ago I was sauntering on a hilly piece of green acreage in Pennsylvania when I happened upon a guy meandering about in a pair of rainbow suspenders. He asked me, “What is the difference between a mosey and a wend?”. He then ambled off in the opposite direction from whence he came.

A real stumper, first what was he doing strolling in my Eden, and why was he wandering about in rainbow suspenders?

And what of the question? What is the difference between a mosey and a wend? Or for that matter why in the world would there be so many words for walking in the English language?

Aside from from the half dozen or 8 already mentioned, how many others are there? Perambulate comes to mind, but who does that in the current century?

So off I sashayed to Roget’s to see. According to the world famous Roget’s Thesaurus, lots and many!

Advance, ambulate, canter, hike, locomote, lumber, march, pace, parade, slog, stride, strut, toddle, traipse, tramp, traverse, trek, trudge, troop, etc.

So today when you are afoot, consider if you are striding, or shambling, or shuffling, roving or roaming. Or perhaps even perambulating.

And if you find yourself on a green hill in Pennsylvania say Hello to Lary (Lary with one ‘r’) for me. He will be the guy in the rainbow suspenders pondering aloud some of the great questions of life.

A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks

Bibliotoons: A Mischievous Meander Through the Stacks Beyond by Gary Handman

Mosey by Ralph Helfer

The Strolling Saint by Raphael Sabatini

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