Sometimes, the word itself looks beautiful. Like farewell. I used that Sunday while I was editing my book. According to Merriam-Webster Online, it means "get along well--used interjectionally with to or by one departing."
It's not goodbye. It's more like wishing someone good health on their journey or adventure. And that's kind of beautiful, because it's not goodbye. There's so much finality in the word goodbye and goodbye is always thought of as a sad word, and goodbyes are an entirely different thing. But with farewell, it's like you're wishing them well (which is kind of literal) on whatever they're setting off to do and that you have hopes to see them again.
Words are funny things. They don't look like much, but when used properly, they have the power to build someone up or tear them down. They can be used to tell an entire story in one sentence or less than six words. This is one of the many things that makes being a writer fun. Writers have an entire English language at their disposal, but they have to choose just the right words in just the right order simply to portray meaning and feeling in one line.
It's not goodbye. It's more like wishing someone good health on their journey or adventure. And that's kind of beautiful, because it's not goodbye. There's so much finality in the word goodbye and goodbye is always thought of as a sad word, and goodbyes are an entirely different thing. But with farewell, it's like you're wishing them well (which is kind of literal) on whatever they're setting off to do and that you have hopes to see them again.
Words are funny things. They don't look like much, but when used properly, they have the power to build someone up or tear them down. They can be used to tell an entire story in one sentence or less than six words. This is one of the many things that makes being a writer fun. Writers have an entire English language at their disposal, but they have to choose just the right words in just the right order simply to portray meaning and feeling in one line.
