tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544734331016753585.post3754897815143556030..comments2023-06-13T07:22:58.178-04:00Comments on Romancing History: Blogging with purposeGwynlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131507614528809505noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544734331016753585.post-22567837494379621702009-06-07T18:12:25.651-04:002009-06-07T18:12:25.651-04:00I'm with you. I love learning about words. U...I'm with you. I love learning about words. Understanding them makes for better and stronger usage. <br /><br />I should join your research list. Have lots of books on the Regency, but it isn't my era at the moment. *sigh*<br /><br />Thanks for stopping.Gwynlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131507614528809505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544734331016753585.post-12341232912544728272009-06-02T20:00:10.002-04:002009-06-02T20:00:10.002-04:00We have been discussing words on a Regency researc...We have been discussing words on a Regency research list. Some authors admit that they prefer the perfect word to the period word. Others go to great trouble to get the right period word. <br />Then there is the problem with words changing meaning over the centuries, and the words which have changed connotations over time Facsimile and plastic are two words that might maker readers write critical letters if used in a historical novel in the sense used in the earlier centuries. Same with telegraph and elastic.<br />Language is fascinating. I do not mind learning about changes that took place in the past, I am less tolerant of current language changes.Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.com