tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post3147735344824345433..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: WP's Style InvitationalSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-73171227835324386372007-01-29T16:13:00.000+01:002007-01-29T16:13:00.000+01:00Tut tut. Touch of franglais, there, Orléans, assum...Tut tut. Touch of franglais, there, Orléans, assuming your starting point was <i>civet de lièvre</i> (jugged hare).<br /><br />I shall have to think of a suitable <i>re-post</i>. On second thoughts, you've just been given one (at about the same level of cringe-making awfulness).sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-47477869099413381732007-01-29T15:32:00.000+01:002007-01-29T15:32:00.000+01:00Colinb The only man happy to eat a civet de hair.Colinb The only man happy to eat a civet de hair.richard of orléanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916405768158186733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-3135933517998088852007-01-29T09:24:00.000+01:002007-01-29T09:24:00.000+01:00Colin, you are obviously having fun there...Colin, you are obviously having fun there...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-74554678581303047412007-01-28T21:24:00.000+01:002007-01-28T21:24:00.000+01:00Roo(d) obviously doesn't recognize phunetic Englis...Roo(d) obviously doesn't recognize phunetic English when he sees it. That's the trouble with the French (or those aspire to be): they want to preserve their language in aspic, and would never dream of having phun with it. That's why all the new words are English imports.<br /><br />Forgive me. I'm demob happy (see latest post on D&D)sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-64693643211988764472007-01-28T20:27:00.000+01:002007-01-28T20:27:00.000+01:00The meanings of rood:
1. a crucifix, esp. a lar...The meanings of rood: <br /><br />1. a crucifix, esp. a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.<br />2. a cross as used in crucifixion.<br />3. a unit of length varying locally from 51/2 to 8 yards (5 to 7 m).<br />4. a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or 1/4 acre (0.10117 hectare).<br />5. a unit of 1 square rod (25.29 sq. m).<br />6. Archaic. the cross on which Christ died.richard of orléanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916405768158186733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-47168750266133334552007-01-28T17:58:00.000+01:002007-01-28T17:58:00.000+01:00Sarah: who's this Rood individual to whom you keep...Sarah: who's this Rood individual to whom you keep referring?<br /><br />PS One's allowed to add (as well as change) a letter ....sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-20264432022479032042007-01-28T13:29:00.000+01:002007-01-28T13:29:00.000+01:00Well, you should have used an 'i' then. 'Jide' is ...Well, you should have used an 'i' then. 'Jide' is probably what comes out of her mother's mouth, anyway.<br /><br />She's typical of that kind of girl, but is not your typical English lass, Roo. Let's not exaggerate toooo much!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-42148182621747381812007-01-27T23:12:00.000+01:002007-01-27T23:12:00.000+01:00I changed one letter. I thought that was the idea....I changed one letter. I thought that was the idea.richard of orléanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916405768158186733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-38705032598178328292007-01-27T20:14:00.000+01:002007-01-27T20:14:00.000+01:00JaDe, not Jane!!!JaDe, not Jane!!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-89740570126580952142007-01-27T15:19:00.000+01:002007-01-27T15:19:00.000+01:00Come on Sarah, Jane Goody is your typical English ...Come on Sarah, Jane Goody is your typical English lass.richard of orléanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916405768158186733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-16286823630237810172007-01-27T14:18:00.000+01:002007-01-27T14:18:00.000+01:00I should include some of these in my jottings...th...I should include some of these in my jottings...they are too good to ignore. Thank you!<br /><br />Meilleurs voeux!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-40072548028214527542007-01-27T12:56:00.000+01:002007-01-27T12:56:00.000+01:00Jade Goody is a 'celebrity', famous for being a lo...Jade Goody is a 'celebrity', famous for being a loud-mouthed, thick as two short planks bully. She was on Big Brother and then Celebrity Big Brother and undistinguished herself by her foulness and vulgarity. The sort of person you'd rather shoot yourself than spend an evening with.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-53553631014750687622007-01-26T21:36:00.000+01:002007-01-26T21:36:00.000+01:00who is Jade Goody?
ps: brilliant pictionarywho is Jade Goody?<br /><br />ps: brilliant pictionaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-24493368966801157902007-01-26T18:17:00.000+01:002007-01-26T18:17:00.000+01:00Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I will go through...Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. I will go through that list again at leisure, and savour every play on words. <br /><br />But at the risk of overplaying the personal pronoun, I'd say this: each time I try to coin a new word, I google and find someone's got there before me. It began with "aggronym", and in the last week (prompted I regret to say by one of Sarah's own posts) the term " ecochondria". <br /><br />How's that for a sting in the tail ? <br /><br />But that's how we all start thinking for ourselves. By feeling ourselves side-lined, out-of-the-loop in modern parlance. Perceived rejection is probably the greatest promoter of human creativity known to man (and woman). It worked for Isaac Newton. Why not for us lesser mortals ?sciencebodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051016731274875332noreply@blogger.com