Timeline for Can I say that an online platform or a Facebook group feels lonesome to me?
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| Sep 1, 2023 at 9:37 | comment | added | Stuart F | It's partly regional but where there are two synonyms or two versions of a word, a lot will depend on custom and who/what you listen to and read. Cambridge just says lonesome is American. Grammarist suggests lonesome is more profound and long-lasting. Merriam-Webster suggests lonesome is more poignant. I'm not sure if that's an attempt to create a distinction or is genuinely based on data. | |
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| Apr 11, 2023 at 3:50 | comment | added | Jay | @Lambie I would say "lonely" in that sentence also. But I would expect someone to say, "I feel lonesome since my wife died", probably not "lonely". (Though that would also work.) | |
| Apr 10, 2023 at 15:49 | comment | added | Lambie | @Jay Do you say: I'm going to call my friend because I feel lonely and want to talk. Or do you say lonesome there? I would not. | |
| Apr 4, 2023 at 15:52 | comment | added | Jay | @Lambie Well, I haven't done a study of this and I don't know a source to check. I grew up in New York, spent most of my life in Ohio, and presently live in Michigan, and among people I talk to "lonesome" is a perfectly good and normal word. If your experience is different ... I just don't know what to attribute the difference to. | |
| Apr 3, 2023 at 12:57 | comment | added | Lambie | @Jay We is English speakers, though I am an AmE speaker. I personally never say lonesome: it makes me think of cowboys (Lonesome Cowboys, film, main characters both southerners), country western music and southerners. Which is fine but regional, as it were. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 23:59 | comment | added | Jay | @Lambie Who is "we" here? If you mean that the word "lonesome" is mostly limited to America, maybe so, I don't know. But it's a pretty common word in America. It is widely understood and is considered "normal speech". At least among people that I speak with. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 19:34 | comment | added | Lambie | @Jay The word lonesome is a bit corny. We just say: feel alone or lonely. It is a very American word. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 18:46 | comment | added | Jay | @Lambie That depends. That's why it's a "feeling". Usually when I am alone I feel untroubled and content. But sometimes I feel lonesome. It depends on my mood. If when he logs in to this platform he notices that he's the only one logged in and this gives him a feeling of freedom from interruptions or distraction, than he is simply alone. But if he was hoping for people to interact with, he might feel lonesome. Depends what he's trying to say. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 18:44 | comment | added | Jay | @KateBunting Technically true but pedantic. People often say that a physical place "feels lonesome". Like, "This house feels lonesome since you left." Yes, of course what they really mean is that they feel lonesome in the house, not that the house has feelings. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 18:42 | answer | added | Jay | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 14:33 | comment | added | Lambie | Any place you go can feel lonesome or you can feel lonesome anywhere, anytime. That said, lonesome means lonely and I don't think you mean that, do you? I feel all alone is better. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 14:33 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | Yes - that's what my comment was intended to suggest. | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 14:28 | comment | added | LittleRay | @Kate Thanks you for taking the time and answering my questions. Can I say this instead: I feel lonesome in this platform because there aren't many peopled logged in | |
| Apr 2, 2023 at 14:02 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | You feel lonesome/lonely when you log on - the platform doesn't. | |
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