Bungay: 14th March 2022
They were tourists, obvious with their cameras, and the way they looked into every courtyard, down every alley and lane they passed. They made repeated reference to a leaflet.
Finally, they drew level to where I sat with a coffee at a table outside a café. Curious, I couldn’t resist.
“Are you looking for something? Can I help?”
“We’re looking for the castle,” the bearded one said.
“We’re chasing architecture,” the other chuckled.
I spread my hands. “Look around, architecture everywhere.”
“Huh, vernacular architecture,” the bearded one said with disdain.
90 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Vernacular
crispina kemp 
🤔 They’re aliens seeking a building with their ancestors’ ancient clues, aren’t they?
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Absolutely, yes!
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Only you would use vernacular in this way! I love that I had just finished looking at the definition (as I always do before participating in these challenges, looking for another way to use a particular word) and learnt it BEFORE you used it. Well done, Miss Logophile!
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It’s possible I knew this definition before any other. You know my interests
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I’m sure you did.
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😊
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There’s a word for folks like that 🙄
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I’ll take that as a compliment!
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Ooh, Mr. Beard is a bit of an architectural snob!
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Some folks are. They’ll ignore what’s before their eyes and go to huge expense to see the *notable* erections
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Interesting story, Crispina. Well done.
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Thank you, Bill 😊
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Calling the bearded one a vernacular human wouldn’t be proper . . . but one is tempted. 😉
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😊😊😊😊 thank you, Brian
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Urgh! Some people! Nice use of the word, Crispina!
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Thank you. Based on persons I’ve met 😊
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