Tuesday, January 10, 2012

morning, mourning

Morning or morning means the time of day between midnight and noon--
They didn't get home until two o'clock in the morning.
He like to get up early in the morning to see the sun rise.

Mourning or mourning ( rhymes with morning )  means being in a state of sorrow for the death of a friend or loved one--
In some cultures they still wear black clothing for a year as a sign of mourning.
He was very popular. His friends were still mourning his passing.
Some widows wear mourning for then rest of their lives.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The widow got up early every morning and put on her mourning clothes."

Note--"morn" is an old-fashioned word for morning--
"...I think how evening follows morn..."
Not to be confused with "mourn", meaning to regret someone's death--
His friends tried to tell him not to mourn any longer.
Note # 2--a "mourner" is someone attending a funeral--
There were hundreds of mourners at the funeral.
Note # 3--a "morning suit" is formal daytime attire--
He wore a morning suit to his wedding.
A "mourning suit" or "suit of morning"means a black or gray suit worn to a funeral--
He still wore a suit of mourning a year after her death.
A woman might once have worn a "morning dress"--
She arose and donned a morning dress to receive callers.
A woman in black for a funeral wears mourning or mourning clothes--
Rhett brought Scarlett a green hat, even though she was wearing mourning clothes.

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