tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post7407618824448906960..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: The origin of "Indian summer"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-59933166428614133262010-11-07T13:44:10.270-08:002010-11-07T13:44:10.270-08:00Interesting points.
There's also "Engine...Interesting points.<br /><br />There's also "Engine Summer" by John Crowley. A take-off on "Indian Summer", but not on the pejorative word "Injun" which it happens to sound more like.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-46752871566279484832010-11-07T12:41:11.087-08:002010-11-07T12:41:11.087-08:00I was told that "Indian Summer" was a te...I was told that "Indian Summer" was a term from England and refers to the Indian subcontinent...it being summer in India when it's winter in England.<br /><br />So, when the English had an unusually warm fall they called it an Indian Summer. <br /><br />Keeping in mind the huge presence England had in India it makes sense.<br /><br />Don't know if it's true but, that's what I was told. So, Indian Summer has never bothered me nearly as much as other sayings (e.g. "off the reservation," "red-handed," etc).soonerscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048576220830755440noreply@blogger.com