Autumn vs Fall, which is more accurate?

I like autumn because the word itself is just so flowery and poetic. Fall just sounds like.. fall. Fall down a flight of stairs. Fall off the wagon. It's a terribly dull word.

Autumn

nikki6_2002 wrote: »

I'm Australian. We don't say Fall. Here it is strictly Autumn.

Ditto. Lived in the NT when I was little, 'twas the 'build-down' in my town !!