[Bards] Dragon vs. Carriage (was Sorry to ask)
Michael Silverhands
silverhands at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jul 27 09:42:26 PDT 2007
Folks,
Am I the only one who cringes when people use fantasy terms when
perfectly period terms are available for use?
For example, some folks say "smalls" (which in period meant
"underwear") when "children" is a perfectly period term. "Has anyone
seen my smalls? They've gone missing!" <- takes on an entirely
different meaning, eh?
Likewise "dragon" instead of "car", "wagon" or "carriage"? It makes
me feel like I've accidentally wandered into a fantasy convention
instead of a group of historical re-enactors. I keep expecting to see
someone in a Harry Potter outfit, with all this talk about sick
dragons... ;-)
Not meaning to put anyone down... just trying to point something out,
hoping to change it, hoping to lift us all up (as a community)...
I know that this is a modern, informal message board that has little
(if anything) to do with the atmosphere we strive to create at
events... but, still... *cringe*
Michael
(beating an old, old drum)
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