Revert

Revert does not mean reply. Why can't people use "reply" when they mean reply? Are they trying to sound pompous? I certainly hope not. English, while allowing for variation of meanings, certainly should refrain from redundancy. Mean what you say, and say what you mean.

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: re·vert

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈvərt\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French revertir, from Latin revertere, v.t., to turn back & reverti, v.i., to return, come back, from re- + vertere, verti to turn — more atworth

Date: 15th century

1 : to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
2 : to return to the proprietor or his or her heirs at the end of a reversion
3 : to return to an ancestral type

From OED:

verb

1 [no object] (revert to) return to (a previous state , practice, topic, etc.):he reverted to his native languagehe ignored her words by reverting to the former subject

Biologyreturn to (a former or ancestral type):it is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert to being a true fish

Law(of property) return to (the original owner) by reversion

2 [with object] archaicturn (one's eyes or steps) back:on reverting our eyes, every step presented some new and admirable scene

From Longman:

revert to somebody/something

phrasal verb

1 to change back to a situation that existed in the past [= go back to]:

The city reverted to its former name of St Petersburg.

After a few weeks, everything reverted to normal.

2 formal to return to an earlier subject of conversation [= go back to]:

To revert to the question of exams, I'd like to explain further.

3 law if land or a building reverts to its former owner, it becomes their property again

Cameron Highlands, Part II

 

Kea Farm

First, I must mention that the air in CH is fantastic. I don’t really know how high up I was, but the bus journey (in the midst of a thunderstorm) took about 2.5 hrs. I was trying very hard not to puke nothing so I didn’t notice much about the ascent. However the fresh air does make one feel like taking in huge gulps. And yes, air is free =).

We visited the Kea Farm on the second morning, replete with picture perfect blue skies.  According to the guide, this rolling farm stretches about 1000m up the hills! While I’m not too sure about that, it certainly took me quite some time (about 25 minutes) to climb the terraced steps to what I thought was the end of the farm, and even then it didn’t quite look like it. The farm is wonderfully carved into the hills, and they have all kinds of vegetables and flowers, not to mention very good views of the surrounding highlands.

Vegetables, for once, looked delectable but I didn’t think we could harvest them =(.

The signboard – took it on a moving van.

The view – on the way up to the farm

Starting the ascent

Up next, the photos will demonstrate the wide array of edible and non edible vegetation cultivated at this farm:

    

Next up, Boh Tea Plantations!