tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post9088284523241421446..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Old Words!Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-79163907847885222762015-04-19T14:38:33.795-07:002015-04-19T14:38:33.795-07:00Interesting that the old Scots words are so differ...Interesting that the old Scots words are so different - I love them, but it goes some way to explaining why it is frequently the English who struggle with Scots while folk from abroad don't.M Skeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773276114320929717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-26964936443517638262015-04-19T08:19:41.832-07:002015-04-19T08:19:41.832-07:00One of the best parts of writing historical fictio...One of the best parts of writing historical fiction is being able to use the old words! <br />Victorian speech is remarkably precise and going further back, the words become delightfully vigorous . Thanks for the post! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-20420017184336136872015-04-19T08:14:12.715-07:002015-04-19T08:14:12.715-07:00Getting the right balance of old and new words is ...Getting the right balance of old and new words is very tricky especially since I love the flow of the old words. But most readers would lose interest. Thanks for sharing.Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-42528039250710887742015-04-19T01:28:22.485-07:002015-04-19T01:28:22.485-07:00Great post!
It was very enjoyable to read the cla...Great post! <br />It was very enjoyable to read the clarifications and translations into modern English and the part about the medieval sword was so fascinating. As is the way we used to speak. Yesteryear words do seem to carry more weight. Thanks for a great read.Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-25812197954281511282015-04-18T23:46:09.852-07:002015-04-18T23:46:09.852-07:00Interesting post - made me think of times when rea...Interesting post - made me think of times when reader's thought I'd spelled something wrong!!! Language - like society - is constantly changing and evolving - thanks for this from a fellow Historical Fiction authorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392302173600743714noreply@blogger.com