Words We Don't Use Anymore Part I

Whither, meaning, "where is x going," or, "where goes x."

An outdated term now, and considered overly literary, poetic or pretentious by today's standards. Still, it's a lovely-sounding word, and shorter to use than either of the meanings above.

Some may remember that the very first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was titled, "Whither Canada?" This was meant as a parody of pretentious TV newsmagazine episode titles, and there was nothing in the episode about Canada at all! (Though there was turmoil here - particularly in Quebec - in the late 1960s, and it may well have been a topic on current affairs programs of the day).
So the word "whither" was likely used in fun for that episode way back in 1969, as it would be today - though fewer people now probably know what it means.