[Sca-cooks] OT: Right Noble Guild

[Mark Hendershott]

I hear it now and then from acquaintances with Southern/Appalachian 
origins.  "That's right handy" comes to mind.  Having read that 
speech in that area of the country still has more of the Elizabethan 
patterns I suppose that is the reason.

Simon Sinneghe
Briaroak, Summits, An Tir

At 12:29 PM 2/21/2011, you wrote:
>>Selene Colfox declared:
>><<< Forwarded to the Right Noble Brewers' Guild of Caid's e-list >>>
>>Probably way off topic for anything, but where did the phrase 
>>"Right Noble" come from? And what does it mean?
>>After all, I've not heard of a "Left innoble guild" or a "Wrong 
>>peasant" guild.
>>Stefan
>>(troublemaker)
>
>Well, the "right" part is an old use of the word as an intensifier; 
>you hear it most often these days (if at all) in the phrase "right nice."
>
>Sandra
>
>_