SC - Great Celebration in Atlantia

[david friedman]

>  I'm sure "brunch" is not a period word, but oh well, how can you 
>argue with the Queen?
>Olwen

Politely.

If nobody in a kingdom is willing to tell royalty when they are 
wrong, the kingdom is in serious trouble.

Oddly enough, "brunch" bothers me less than "tea," although I would 
prefer to avoid both.

We can't, in practice, entirely keep the 20th century out of our SCA 
activities, given that it is all around us--although we can try to 
avoid it when possible. So when someone at an event uses a 20th 
century term, the implication is that he is, in that respect, 
speaking as a 20th century person rather than a medieval person. When 
we have an activity titled a "tea," the implication is that Jane 
Austen is medieval.
- -- 
David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
ddfr at best.com
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/