Yonder

I used the word "yonder" in a sentence today while talking with Paul. For so long I have refused to use words like yonder and other such words. In fact when Paul talks like a redneck I make fun of him ruthlessly hoping that will make him talk "normal". Obviously we have lived here too long because the lingo is rubbing off on me. I called Paul to tell him that they were finally clearing the lots next door to us (after 2+ years of living in this house!). The word inserted itself into my sentence when I said that the excavator was on the third lot, down yonder. Ugh...