Never heard the word, but sure know the scent! Nice to validate it! Patricia Page BC Canada Quoting cabradley <[email protected]>: > > Hi Listers! > > With my NY Times on-line subscription I also get "V", a column devoted to the > English language and the delights thereof. It is hosted by Ben Schott who > has now added the Oxford Daily Lexeme to his team. And so, courtesy of > Lexeme I learned the word Petrichor -- which the inaugural Daily Lexeme > describes as: A pleasant, distinctive smell frequently accompanying the > first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather in certain regions. I > was delighted to find that such a word even existed, and sent in a comment to > the effect that in India this is the most wonderful and delicious smell on > the earth when the monsoons begin in India. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >