tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post2218120700061530641..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: OLD FASHIONED WORDSDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-81526688952312860902014-11-16T19:03:56.634-05:002014-11-16T19:03:56.634-05:00Kam, your grandparents sound so interesting! Lucky...Kam, your grandparents sound so interesting! Lucky you.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-5805190638701950352014-11-16T19:02:46.591-05:002014-11-16T19:02:46.591-05:00Hi Kam, thanks for visiting. I remember "too ...Hi Kam, thanks for visiting. I remember "too big for my britches" when I was young. My family today is so outspoken I don't dare say that to any of them. I'm not a person who enjoys conflict. Seems all my children are type As and I am only a type C (if there is any such thing). But its a colorful phrase that I love to use when I write.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-14881559899120177512014-11-16T18:58:21.810-05:002014-11-16T18:58:21.810-05:00Hi Keli, I love running across old fashioned words...Hi Keli, I love running across old fashioned words when I read too. Sometimes I jot them down to write in my own stories. I think people of yesteryears spent more time and thought on what they spoke. Conversation used to be an accomplishment that people respected. Today idioms are used so much, but they can be also be quite colorful. Thanks for visiting, Keli! Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-54783849144157774102014-11-16T18:54:05.407-05:002014-11-16T18:54:05.407-05:00Love them all. Good to see you here, Sharon. Just ...Love them all. Good to see you here, Sharon. Just think, many of us are part of history.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-38666758238464909132014-11-16T01:00:23.651-05:002014-11-16T01:00:23.651-05:00And also I loved hearing my grandparents muttering...And also I loved hearing my grandparents muttering about the poppycock that was being spouted at church or in town!kam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-15994903438681642192014-11-16T00:52:47.881-05:002014-11-16T00:52:47.881-05:00My grandma and mom used to tell me, when I was muc...My grandma and mom used to tell me, when I was much younger, if I was acting up or getting kind of snooty the I was getting "a little too big for my britches!" (I still use that phrase and people look at me real funny!) I knew most of the above lingo except affright and peradventure, but thank goodness for the built in dictionaries that come with/in my Kindle or I'd be lost when reading some historical fiction!kam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-22034077541435002672014-11-15T13:00:19.048-05:002014-11-15T13:00:19.048-05:00I love dated words and have fun working some of th...I love dated words and have fun working some of them into my historical romances. Oft times I have to offer an explanation--without appearing to do so, of course. Either that, or I make sure the word is clear via context alone. I've had readers remark about how fun it is to come across those antiquated terms in my stories. When I encounter them in the historicals I read, they bring a smile to my face.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-76662659361471046762014-11-14T21:35:14.232-05:002014-11-14T21:35:14.232-05:00PS: I see you didn't say she invented drawers,...PS: I see you didn't say she invented drawers, but only named them--still not true, though. I'm not trying to be a nitpicker, but the regency is so dear to my heart I have to chime in! Your source was also wrong in that women did not wear hoop skirts at the time of Caroline and Charlotte--Charlotte died before the end of the regency, and Caroline died directly after it, in 1821. (While the long Empire-waisted gowns (hoopless) were in vogue. Just fyi!) Linore Rose Burkard, Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927467483596900030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-56936802156016549612014-11-14T21:32:32.822-05:002014-11-14T21:32:32.822-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linore Rose Burkard, Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927467483596900030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-363540224349621262014-11-14T21:26:50.774-05:002014-11-14T21:26:50.774-05:00Love the explanation about drawers and Queen Carol...Love the explanation about drawers and Queen Caroline--it sounds so sensible--except it isn't true! In fact, it was Queen Caroline's daughter, Princess Charlotte, who was one of the first women known to wear drawers, (which already existed, but were commonly used only as part of the male wardrobe). The princess began wearing them, word leaked out, some people thought it scandalous, but Charlotte was a heroine of the people and eventually her precedent was copied by others. Her mother, Queen Caroline, is not known to have invented anything. If there's a source saying otherwise, please do share it! As a regency researcher, I'm always happy to learn more about the period and the people in it! Thanks for the great post. (I love old words.) Linore Rose Burkard, Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927467483596900030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-42979197987439407542014-11-14T20:05:54.430-05:002014-11-14T20:05:54.430-05:00Interesting look back at words. How about peddle ...Interesting look back at words. How about peddle pushers, saddle shoes and bobby socks?<br />Sm wileygreen1@yahoo.comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-34404279468611328932014-11-14T18:35:15.796-05:002014-11-14T18:35:15.796-05:00Hi Melanie, you made me laugh!! Britches. I'll...Hi Melanie, you made me laugh!! Britches. I'll have to add that one to my list. Love it! So good to have your visit.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-21023108504882640422014-11-14T18:34:26.328-05:002014-11-14T18:34:26.328-05:00Hi Lisa, thanks for visiting here! So, what words ...Hi Lisa, thanks for visiting here! So, what words do you use for soda??? I enjoy those old words like side board. You must have loved your grandmother.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-76591861147078899992014-11-14T18:32:54.295-05:002014-11-14T18:32:54.295-05:00Hi Davalyn, Thanks for visiting! Oh yes, I use a n...Hi Davalyn, Thanks for visiting! Oh yes, I use a necessary quite often. How about you? Don't you just love those old words?Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47480189007881323282014-11-14T18:15:55.391-05:002014-11-14T18:15:55.391-05:00I love your post today. Words are fascinating and ...I love your post today. Words are fascinating and my, how they have changed over the years. I use britches rather than pants.<br /><br />mauback55 at gmail dot comMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-55108742817219912242014-11-14T16:32:28.759-05:002014-11-14T16:32:28.759-05:00Words for soda...pop, sodie water, word for glasse...Words for soda...pop, sodie water, word for glasses to drink from...tumblers. Word for countertop....side board. <br />These were all used by my grandmother. I still say side board and get some odd looks!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604641496182761385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-88654639289976995602014-11-14T10:23:33.478-05:002014-11-14T10:23:33.478-05:00Love your old fashioned words, Anne, and I love fi...Love your old fashioned words, Anne, and I love finding them in historical novels. Have you ever used a 'necessary'?Davalyn Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790903623368896086noreply@blogger.com