I have frequently used "manywhere" to describe "many places" instead of "everywhere".
- In increasing order:
nowhere < somewhere < manywhere < everywhere
It seems to be an elegant and logical solution to a missing language element, doesn't it? The following fictional dialog demonstrates my thinking. (This is not factual):
"Have you heard about the ritual of hanging a voodoo doll on buildings under construction to keep away negative energy?"
"Yeah, I saw that somewhere in my home town of New York City."
"Well in India, you can find that manywhere."
"Manywhere?"
"Yes. That's a logical word I made. Not everywhere. Many places have it! That better describes the meaning, does it not?"
"Hmmm. I guess it does. I never really thought about it like that!"
Manywhere has some modern and historical usage:
So my questions are:
- Why is this missing in English? What if someone wants to say more than somewhere but less than everywhere?
- Are there situations when/where this word could be used?
- What would be good/bad right/wrong effective/ineffective in "introducing" manywhere into standard English? (If one actually could do such a thing.)
- I think it would be a great word! Am I missing something?
- It seems to me that the opposite of somewhere (at some places) is manywhere (at many places) and NOT nowhere. It broadens the scope. Does that make sense?
(Credit to @CoolHandLouis for editing help.)
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