[Ansteorra] SCA slang

[Chuck and Rhonda Leggett]

If I may offer a personal observation, I believe that much of this
good-natured controversy is the result of the changing demographics of the
SCA.  The Society is no longer a group of (barely) twenty-something college
students, though (thankfully!) we still have many of that group.  However,
the median age has risen over the years, to the point that now the Society
has a large content of somewhat older, more mature, more serious players
that have more interest in the historically accurate aspects, rather than
the fanciful, "playful" attitude of yesteryear. There are those who wish to
maintain the youthful attitudes of the "old days" when they joined (We all
have a little Peter Pan in us, or we couldn't play).  One extreme sees the
other as anal-retentive authenticity Nazis, while being themselves seen by
the opposite extreme as childish and giddy.  Fortunately, either extreme is
very rare; this is perhaps the most tolerant group of people I've ever known
(or known of).
For myself, I prefer to use the "proper" terms, but I find the "early
Scadian" dialect amusing at worst; certainly not offensive.
For example, when someone says "Troll Gate," my old and weak ears hear the
word "Toll Gate."  It never occurs to me that some infidel is having a
fantasy attack  After all, there's limited space in Bedlam; not every
"special" citizen can be "kept safe!"

Enough.

Ever in service,
Marion du Massue.
House of Brick.