tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post3429301538205705091..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: Three thingsLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-65904110884175790672009-11-19T18:30:02.592+01:002009-11-19T18:30:02.592+01:00Lovely light on the wall.
Lovely knowing people l...Lovely light on the wall.<br /><br />Lovely knowing people like your commenters exist. Wish we could all have a big gathering someday.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-78490208504609491802009-11-18T13:09:06.437+01:002009-11-18T13:09:06.437+01:00Thank you all, for the kith explanation and other ...Thank you all, for the kith explanation and other points of interest! I assumed kith were friends, but realised I'd never actually known for sure.<br /><br />Dale, I thought of you.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-5263030502189824102009-11-18T11:03:19.996+01:002009-11-18T11:03:19.996+01:00Your kith are the people you know, the people you&...Your kith are the people you know, the people you're familiar with. "Kith" is the same word-element as the "couth" that is negated in "uncouth" -- "uncouth" people (habits, customs) being the ones that are strange and unfamiliar to you.<br /><br />It is kind of wonderful when you can explain some of the absurdities of current spelling by harking back!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-30457698492488971542009-11-18T01:15:35.114+01:002009-11-18T01:15:35.114+01:00Oh, and an It's All Greek to Me map,
http://s...Oh, and an It's All Greek to Me map,<br /><br />http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/362-greek-to-me-mapping-mutual-incomprehension/Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-9500531040425501562009-11-18T01:14:13.113+01:002009-11-18T01:14:13.113+01:00Knights who say NI!Knights who say NI!Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-64852446900016959362009-11-18T00:12:31.109+01:002009-11-18T00:12:31.109+01:00Kith are friends, aren't they?
I love your fl...Kith are friends, aren't they?<br /><br />I love your floor tile simile.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-79939832025320840112009-11-17T22:31:44.352+01:002009-11-17T22:31:44.352+01:00Thanks Bee. Somewhere between Chaucer and Shakesp...Thanks Bee. Somewhere between Chaucer and Shakespeare. Dale at Mole did a good post on Chaucer and Shakespeare and linguistic change a week or so ago.<br /><br />Yep, that's from Julius Caesar, I think Cicero says it (haven't checked) which is daft because he would have had plenty of Greek, but who cares as he was probably wearing a doublet and hose anyway.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-32308901469596800862009-11-17T22:02:31.258+01:002009-11-17T22:02:31.258+01:00I wonder why and when the K became silent? Beauti...I wonder why and when the K became silent? Beautiful description of a mental illumination.<br /><br />(Having never studied Greek, I was attempting to quiz my daughter on her Greek vocabulary tonight. Did the expression "It's all Greek to me" also come from Shakespeare?Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.com