[Bards] Dragon vs. Carriage (was Sorry to ask)

[Michael Silverhands]

On Jul 27, 2007, at 2:13 PM, Marlin and Amanda Stout wrote:

> Michael Silverhands wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>>
> Actually, we had this discussion on the Bryn Gwlad list just this  
> week,
> and someone put up the following link:
>
> http://slumberland.org/sca/articles/smalls.html
>
> It's a pretty good refutation of the argument. Up to you to figure how
> 'right' it seems to you.

Cool! Thanks for the info. (And thanks to Robin for pointing out the  
same error on my part.) I stand happily corrected.

I should have cited a different example -- lord knows there are  
plenty from which to choose (including, as you mentioned, the whole "- 
crat" thing). :-/

Michael