tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092237.post2432601028287312405..comments2023-09-20T01:31:22.870-07:00Comments on Words Worth: skirlJohn Horlivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00294891031282746948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092237.post-78747909878492659212007-03-08T18:20:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:20:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment. Yes. I wonder what causes ...Thanks for the comment. Yes. I wonder what causes that sound precisely? Glad you like the word. I first encountered it back in 60s in that sentence by Steinbeck "wheels skirling." I had to look it up then, and the word has been with me ever since. --BJJohn Horlivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294891031282746948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092237.post-21553967587411009072007-03-08T16:40:00.000-08:002007-03-08T16:40:00.000-08:00I would say that your woodburning stove skirls at ...I would say that your woodburning stove skirls at that point when the fire takes hold of the lit kindling, yes? I like this word!<BR/>AnnenonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com