Lost for words: Are you feeling hunky-dory and right as rain?

Mickey Starling  reporter3@greenepublishing.com In our continuing quest to shed light on phrases common in the past but fading fast, “right as rain” and “hunky dory” are two cheery references that leave the modern mind in a quandary. “Right as rain” originates in England, probably around the mid 1800s. There is no sure source for how it became a common term, but its meaning is clear: you are doing just fine.  There has been speculation that the British loved the alliterati