Strawberries really fourish/prosper in cool climates.

[angliholic]

Strawberries really fourish/prosper in cool climates.



Are fourish and prosper interchangeable in the above? Thanks.

[beascarpetta]

Originally Posted by angliholic

Strawberries really flourish/prosper in cool climates.



Are flourish and prosper interchangeable in the above? Thanks.

No,I don't think so.But that's just a gut feeling.

AFAIK Strawberries FLOURISH (OED) meaning they grow well

whereas

"to prosper " is mostly confined to being successful moneywise.
Don't come and get me if I'm wrong , though.

[angliholic]

Thanks, beascar.
I think you're right.

[BobK]

Originally Posted by beascarpetta

No,I don't think so.But that's just a gut feeling.

AFAIK Strawberries FLOURISH (OED) meaning they grow well

whereas

"to prosper " is mostly confined to being successful moneywise.
Don't come and get me if I'm wrong , though.

- maybe not always moneywise, but usually with an animate (typically, human) subject; there's a common saying - 'cheats never prosper' [=people who cheat don't do well in the long run, although they might seem to get what they want in the short term].

As well as 'flourish' you could use 'thrive'. But 'flourish' is etymologically apt, as it is related to the word 'flower' - Online Etymology Dictionary

b

[angliholic]

Originally Posted by BobK

- maybe not always moneywise, but usually with an animate (typically, human) subject; there's a common saying - 'cheats never prosper' [=people who cheat don't do well in the long run, although they might seem to get what they want in the short term].

As well as 'flourish' you could use 'thrive'. But 'flourish' is etymologically apt, as it is related to the word 'flower' - Online Etymology Dictionary

b

Thanks, Bob.
Got it.