[Sca-cooks] Historic Cheesecake in the papers this past week

[Martin G. Diehl]

Susan Fox-Davis wrote:
> 
> Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Susan Fox-Davis <selene at earthlink.net>
> >
> >And... 'old English'? *snort* Puh-leeze. ;) ]
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >
> >We have to distinguish between "old English" and "Old 
> English".  The latter is the language of "Beowulf"; the 
> former is merely archaic English.

Actually ... 

	O.E.	Old English	 700 - 1100
	M.E.	Middle English	1100 - 1500
	Mod. E.	Modern English	1500 - 1900

Quoted from: Alexander, Henry; "The Story of Our Language"; 
Dolphin Books Edition; 1962; ISBN: none

> >Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
> >Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
> >
> I will admit, Tanarian and I share a bit of an attitude 
> about people who misuse technical terms with a very 
> specific meaning.  Possibly we can be elitist snots at 
> times.  He clearly meant "archaic" and should have said 
> so.

Aye ... and the translator was lacking in verisimilitude.  

	verisimilitude \ver-uh-suh-MIL-uh-tood; -tyood\, 
	noun:

	1. The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming 
	   to be true.
	2. Something that has the appearance of being true 
	   or real. 

Quoted from dictionary.com

> Selene, not old, just archaic 

"Not old, just resting."  <g>

The fact that the original author, who is clearly not a 
linguist, could read it at all is because his source was 
Modern English -- *not* Old English.  

-- 
Martin G. Diehl

http://www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Yes&Artist=MGD

Reality: That which remains after you stop thinking about it.
  inspired by P. K. Dick