Ditto--PA and lightning bugs. :-)
I grew up (in Pennsylvania) calling them lightning bugs also. And I love that Twain quote too. :)
"Fireflies" sounds more poetic to me. I wonder what the word for "fireflies" is in Bengali.
I'm wondering if ol' Rabindranath gave that any thought?
Where I'm from (Missouri), "fireflies" are called "lightning bugs".The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. --Mark Twain
The fireflies, twinkling among the leaves,make the stars wonder.--Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies
Ditto--PA and lightning bugs. :-)
I grew up (in Pennsylvania) calling them lightning bugs also. And I love that Twain quote too. :)
"Fireflies" sounds more poetic to me. I wonder what the word for "fireflies" is in Bengali.
I'm wondering if ol' Rabindranath gave that any thought?
Where I'm from (Missouri), "fireflies" are called "lightning bugs".
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. --Mark Twain
The fireflies, twinkling among the leaves,
make the stars wonder.
--Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies